็”Ÿ

JLPT N5

Life, birth, to live, to grow, raw, student

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ปใ‚ค, ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ (sei, shou)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ„(ใใ‚‹), ใ†(ใพใ‚Œใ‚‹), ใชใพ, ใฏ(ใˆใ‚‹) / ใฏ(ใ‚„ใ™) (i(kiru), u(mareru), nama)
โ€ข ใ„(ใใ‚‹) โ†’ to live โ€ข ใ†(ใพใ‚Œใ‚‹) โ†’ to be born โ€ข ใชใพ โ†’ raw, uncooked โ€ข ใฏ(ใˆใ‚‹) / ใฏ(ใ‚„ใ™) โ†’ to grow, to sprout

Vocabulary

็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ†ใพใ‚Œใ‚‹
be born
็”Ÿใใ‚‹
ใ„ใใ‚‹
live
ๅญฆ็”Ÿ
ใŒใใ›ใ„
student
ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿ
ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„
teacher
็”Ÿ
ใชใพ
raw
่ช•็”Ÿ
ใŸใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Birth

Example Sentences

่ตคใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใ‚ใ‹ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒ ใ†ใพใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
A baby was born.
ๅฅๅบทใซ็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‘ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใซ ใ„ใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ ใŸใ„ใ›ใคใงใ™ใ€‚
Living healthily is important.
็งใฏๅคงๅญฆใฎๅญฆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ ใ ใ„ใŒใใฎ ใŒใใ›ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
I am a university student.
ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซ่ณชๅ•ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใซ ใ—ใคใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I ask the teacher a question.
็”Ÿใฎ้ญšใ‚’้ฃŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใฎ่ช•็”Ÿใ‚’็ฅใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใชใพใฎ ใ•ใ‹ใชใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฉใ‚‚ใฎ ใŸใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚’ ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I eat raw fish. We celebrate the childโ€™s birth.

Cultural Note

โ€ข ็”Ÿ is extremely versatile and appears in words about:
o Life: ็”Ÿๆดป (ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใค) โ†’ daily life
o Students / learning: ๅญฆ็”Ÿ (student), ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿ (teacher)
o Raw / fresh: ็”Ÿใƒ“ใƒผใƒซ โ†’ draft beer, ็”Ÿ้‡Ž่œ โ†’ raw vegetables
โ€ข Symbolically, ็”Ÿ represents growth, potential, and vitality โ€” a kanji deeply connected to nature and human life.