1. to produce; to be born
(a) for a child to be born; to give birth
E.g.: 生殖 (reproduction), 出生 (birth)
(b) to produce things
E.g.: 生産 (production), 再生 (regeneration)
(c) for events or phenomena to occur
E.g.: 生起 (occurrence), 発生 (outbreak)
2. to live; to make use of
E.g.: 生活 (living), 生存 (survival)
3. while alive; by nature
E.g.: 生別 (parting for life), 生来 (by nature)
4. life
E.g.: 生命 (life), 余生 (one's remaining years)
5. raw; unripe; immature
E.g.: 生硬 (stiffness), 生熟 (half-ripe)
6. livelihood; occupation; daily life
E.g.: 生業 (livelihood), 平生 (everyday life)
7. lively; fresh
E.g.: 生色 (liveliness), 生鮮 (freshness)
8. pure; unadulterated
E.g.: 生糸 (raw silk), 生一本 (pure sake)
9. to grow; to sprout; for plants to grow
E.g.: 生長 (growth), 野生 (wild)
10. humble first-person pronoun used by men
E.g.: 小生 (I, me)
11. innocent; naive; fresh
12. person who is studying or training
E.g.: 生徒 (student), 書生 (scholar)
