生

せい

Also written しょう

Meanings

1. Noun life; living
2. Noun, Noun suffix I; me; myself
3. Noun suffix student See also: 学生 (がくせい).

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 下宿生たちは今休暇で不在です。
  The boarders are now away on vacation.
• 私は兵庫大学の４回生です。
  I am a senior at Hyogo University.
• 猫に九生あり。
  A cat has nine lives.
• トムは大学の３回生だった。
  Tom was in his junior year in college.
• トムは大学の３回生だ。
  Tom is in his junior year in college.

Words containing 生

• 先生 (せんせい) teacher
• 人生 (じんせい) (one's) life
• 生活 (せいかつ) life

And 1384 more.

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