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How to write 生 (Life, Genuine, Birth)

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Meaning
Life; Genuine; Birth
On'yomi
セイ、ショウ
Kun'yomi
い(きる)、い(かす)、い(ける)、う(まれる)、うま(れる)、う(まれ)、うまれ、う(む)、お(う)、は(える)、は(やす)、き、なま、なま-、な(る)、な(す)、む(す)、-う
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School
Grade 1
Frequency
#29 of 2,500 most common in newspapers

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Stroke order, step by step

The red stroke is the one to write next. 生 has 5 strokes.

  1. Stroke 11
  2. Stroke 22
  3. Stroke 33
  4. Stroke 44
  5. Stroke 55

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