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生 (せい): birth — Japanese vocabulary

生 is read せい and means "birth". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

生

Reading
せい · sei
Translation
birth
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
せいが

Example

死は生の正反対である。

しはなまのせいはんたいである。

Death is the antithesis of life.

Kanji in this word

  • 生 — life, birth

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