生
life, birth, raw
- 丿sprout
- 土earth
- kun
- い.きるi.kiruう.まれるu.mareruなまnama
- on
- セイseiショウshō
mnemonic
A fresh green SPROUT (丿) pushing up from a stem rooted in the EARTH (土). New LIFE is BORN from the soil, still RAW and green. "Sei" (セイ) as in gakusei, a student, and sensei, a teacher.
examples
- 学生がくせいgakuseistudent
- 先生せんせいsenseiteacher
- 生まれるうまれるumareruto be born