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η”Ÿ

Life

WaniKani level 3JLPT N5Joyo grade 1Top 500 Β· #295 strokes

Meanings

Life, Genuine, Birth

On'yomi

せい、 しょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.γΎγ‚Œγ‚‹γ€ うま.γ‚Œγ‚‹γ€ う.γΎγ‚Œγ€ γ†γΎγ‚Œγ€ う.む、 お.う、 は.γˆγ‚‹γ€ は.やす、 き、 γͺま、 γͺま-、 γͺ.る、 γͺ.す、 γ‚€.す、 -う

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for η”Ÿ

η”Ÿ is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

η”Ÿ (Life) is taught on WaniKani at level 3 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #29 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 3

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Words using η”Ÿ

δΈ€η”Ÿζ‡Έε‘½γ„γ£γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‘γ‚“γ‚γ„very hardδΈ€εΉ΄η”Ÿγ„γ‘γ­γ‚“γ›γ„first-year studentθ‘›η”Ÿγˆγ„γ›γ„hygieneεΎ€η”ŸγŠγ†γ˜γ‚‡γ†passing on to the next lifeθŠ½η”Ÿγˆγ‚γ°γˆbudε›žη”Ÿγ‹γ„γ›γ„resurrectionε­¦η”ŸγŒγγ›γ„student (esp. a university student)ε­¦η”Ÿζ™‚δ»£γŒγγ›γ„γ˜γ γ„student daysε―„η”Ÿγγ›γ„parasitismε―„η”Ÿθ™«γγ›γ„γ‘γ‚…γ†parasiteθ΅·ζ­»ε›žη”Ÿγγ—γ‹γ„γ›γ„revival from the brink of deathε…±η”Ÿγγ‚‡γ†γ›γ„coexistenceεŽŸη”Ÿγ’γ‚“γ›γ„primevalε…¬θ‘†θ‘›η”Ÿγ“γ†γ—γ‚…γ†γˆγ„γ›γ„public healthεŽšη”Ÿγ“γ†γ›γ„welfareεŽšη”Ÿηœγ“γ†γ›γ„γ—γ‚‡γ†(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

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