► 動詞
生まれる [うまれる] meaning: born rank: 1
☆ 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
☆ 私は1984年に生まれた ⇨ I was born in 1984
生きる [(2)いきる] meaning: effective rank: 1
☆ 素材の味が生きている料理 ⇨ A dish that you can taste the original flavors of the ingredients
生える [(2)はえる] meaning: grow rank: 1
☆ トカゲの尻尾は切れてもまた生える ⇨ Lizards tails will grow again when cut off
☆ ホクロから毛が生えている ⇨ A hair is growing from a mole
☆ 庭にあっと言う間に雑草が生えた ⇨ Weeds grew in the yard very quickly (☛ Grow from zero)
☆ 赤ちゃんに歯が生えてきた ⇨ Teeth are growing for the baby. The baby is teething (☛ Grow from zero)
生きる [(2)いきる] meaning: live rank: 1
☆ 伝統が生きている ⇨ (☛ Stay alive)
☆ 彼は苦境にもめげず強く生きている ⇨ He is living strong without being defeated by hardships (☛ Stay alive)
☆ 生きるのに疲れた ⇨ I got tired of living (☛ Stay alive)
生む [(2)うむ] meaning: produce rank: 1
☆ 入念な準備が最善の結果を生んだ ⇨ The meticulous preparation produced the best result
☆ 思わぬ製品が大きな利益を生んだ ⇨ The unexpected product has produced a large profit
☆ 日本が生んだ天才 ⇨ The genius Japan has produced
生きる [(2)いきる] meaning: useful rank: 1
☆ 彼の作品には彼の人生経験が活きている ⇨ His life experience shines through his work (☛ Often written 活きる as well)
生る [(1)なる] meaning: grow rank: 2
☆ 木にリンゴが生っている ⇨ Apples are growing on a tree
生やす [(2)はやす] meaning: grow rank: 2
☆ 彼は髭を生やしている ⇨ He wears, grows, a mustache
☆ 根を生やす ⇨
生じる [しょうじる] [liter] meaning: happen rank: 2
☆ 予想しなかった問題が生じた ⇨ An unexpected problem has occured
生み出す [(3)うみだす] meaning: produce rank: 2
☆ 彼は多くの斬新な考えを生み出した ⇨ He has produced many ground-breaking ideas
生じる [しょうじる] [liter] meaning: produce rank: 2
☆ この二つを混ぜると有毒ガスが生じる ⇨ When you mix these two toxic gas will be produced
生き返る [(4)いきかえる] meaning: revive rank: 2
☆ 死人が生き返った ⇨ A dead person got resurrected
☆ 私は生き返ったような気がした ⇨ I felt like I was reborn
生き残る [(4)いきのこる] meaning: survive rank: 2
☆ 救助隊が到着した時には生き残っている者はいなかった ⇨ By the time the rescue squad arrived, nobody was surviving, there was no survivors
生まれ変わる [(5)うまれかわる] meaning: change rank: 3
☆ 戦後日本は民主国家に生まれ変わった ⇨ Japan was reborn as a democratic country after the war
生い茂る [(4)おいしげる] [liter] meaning: grow rank: 3
☆ 樹木が鬱蒼と生い茂っている ⇨ Trees are growing very densely
生かす [(2)いかす] meaning: live rank: 3
☆ あいつは生かしてはおけない ⇨ I can’t let him live. I have to kill him (☛ Let live)
生き延びる [(4)いきのびる] meaning: survive rank: 3
☆ 私はいつまでも生き延びていたくない ⇨ I don’t want to survive, live, forever
生ける [(2)いける] meaning: flower rank: 4
☆ 彼女は花を生けた ⇨ She arranged flowers in a vase
生ける [(2)いける] [liter] meaning: live rank: 4
☆ 生けるもの全てを慈しむ ⇨ Cherish all living things
生き長らえる [(6)いきながらえる] meaning: live rank: 4
☆ 私はここまで生き長らえてもう満足だ ⇨ I am already satisfied to have lived this long (☛ Live long)
生き別れる [(5)いきわかれる] meaning: separate rank: 4
☆ 彼は子供の頃親と生き別れた ⇨ He was separated from his parents when he was a child (☛ Become separated from your family members by other reasons than death or abandonment)
生い育つ [(4)おいそだつ] meaning: grow rank: 5
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► 成句
生き [いき] [生きが良い] meaning: energy rank: 3
☆ 生きがいい若者 ⇨ An energetic young person (☛ Often written 活き as well)
生き [いき] [生きが良い] meaning: fresh rank: 3
☆ 生きがいい魚 ⇨ Freshly-caught fish (☛ Often written 活き as well)
生きとし生けるもの [(6)いきとしいけるもの] [liter] meaning: animal rank: 4
☆ 生きとし生けるもの全てを大切に ⇨ Treat every living thing with care
► 名詞
生き物 [(3)いきもの] meaning: animal rank: 1
☆ 生き物を殺すのは食べ物のためでも気分が良くない ⇨ It doesn’t feel good to kill animals even if they are for food (☛ Anything with life)
生まれ [うまれ] meaning: born rank: 2
☆ 私は生まれも育ちも東京だ ⇨ I was born and raised in Tokyo
生まれつき [うまれつき] meaning: born rank: 2
☆ 彼は生まれつきバカだ ⇨ He was born stupid
生 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 生と死の狭間 ⇨ A narrow gap between life and death
生き甲斐 [いきがい] meaning: live rank: 3
☆ 彼は家族に生き甲斐を感じる ⇨ He finds the meaning of life in his family
生き埋め [いきうめ] meaning: bury rank: 4
☆ 土砂崩れで十数名が生き埋めになった ⇨ 10-plus people have been buried alive by the landslide
生け捕り [いけどり] meaning: catch rank: 4
☆ 殺すな、生け捕りにしろ ⇨ Don’t kill him, capture him alive
生き地獄 [(3)いきじごく] meaning: hell rank: 4
☆ 私の人生は生き地獄だ ⇨ My life has been a living hell
生まれ変わり [うまれかわり] meaning: reincarnation rank: 4
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生き恥 [いきはじ] meaning: shame rank: 4
☆ 生き恥を晒すよりは死んだほうがましだ ⇨ It is better to die rather than live in shame
生い立ち [おいたち] meaning: upbringing rank: 4
☆ 彼がどういう生い立ちをしたのかは知られていない ⇨ His upbringing is not publicly known
► 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
生き生き [(3)いきいき] meaning: energy rank: 2
☆ 彼女は新しい仕事を始めてから生き生きしている ⇨ She has been glowing since she started her new job
☆ 生き生きとした若者達 ⇨ Lively young people
生き生き [(3)いきいき] meaning: lively rank: 2
☆ 生き生きとした描写 ⇨ Lifelike descriptions
生き写し [いきうつし] meaning: resemble rank: 4
☆ 彼女は母親に生き写しだ ⇨ She looks exactly like her mother (☛ Usually about a parent and a child)
► 連体詞
生みの [うみの] meaning: give birth rank: 3
☆ 生みの苦しみ ⇨ The pain, struggle, of producing something new
☆ 生みの親 ⇨ A biological parent