JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 2

生 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

life; birth; raw

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セイsei ショウshou
Kun
なまnama いかすikasu いきるikiru いけるikeru うまれるumareru うむumu きki おうou はえるhaeru はやすhayasu うまれumare なるnaru なすnasu むすmusu うu いのちinochi うぶubu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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生5 strokes

How to write 生: stroke order

生 has 5 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

生 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 生 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 2