► 名詞
生 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 生と死の狭間 ⇨ A narrow gap between life and death
► 形容動詞
生 [(1)なま] meaning: live rank: 1
☆ これは生の映像です ⇨ This is a live video
☆ 試合は生で放送された ⇨ The game was broadcast live
生 [(1)なま] meaning: raw rank: 1
☆ 生の魚を食べるのは嫌だという人は多い ⇨ There are many people who don’t want to eat raw fish
生 [(1)なま] meaning: real rank: 1
☆ これは私の生の体験です ⇨ This is my real, first-hand, experience
☆ 政治家は有権者の生の意見を聞こうとしない ⇨ Politicians don’t listen to the real voice of voters
More examples:
- 夫婦生活がマンネリになった ⇨ Our marriage has become same old same old
- 高校生に人生の進路を決めろと言っても多くは当惑するだけだ ⇨ Most of high-schoolers won’t know what to do if you tell them to decide the directions of their lives
- 昔は教師が生徒を棒で叩くのは普通だった ⇨ In the past it was common for teachers to beat students with sticks
- ガキの癖して生意気な口利くな ⇨ Don’t sass me, your damn brat
- 日本に野生のライオンはいない ⇨ Lions do not exist in the wild in Japan
- 生き生きとした描写 ⇨
- 水爆は核を融合させて莫大なエネルギーを発生させる ⇨ H-bombs produces enormous energy by fusing nuclei
- 彼は不治の病から奇跡的な生還を果たした ⇨ He miraculously came back from an incurable disease
- 彼は人生で様々な障害を乗り越えてきた ⇨ He has overcome many obstacles in life
- その地方の独特の風土から生まれた料理 ⇨ The cuisine born out of the unique nature of the region
- うちの娘は高校生だ ⇨ My daughter is in high school
- 彼は医者に養生するよう言われた ⇨ He was told by a doctor to rest and take care of his health
- 医者の不養生 ⇨ Doctors tend not to take good care of themselves
- 教師が飲酒運転で逮捕されたのでは生徒達に示しが付かない ⇨ A teacher getting arrested for DUI sets a very poor example for the students
- 人生には挫折しなければ学べないことがある ⇨ There are things you cannot learn in life unless you fail