Where does “生” come from?

生 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

生 (Japanese): a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live

Definitions

  1. a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live

Ancestry of “生”, step by step

生 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 生き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生きliving; life, living; freshness
2Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

via Middle Chinese 生

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese生born

via Old Japanese 生

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese生—

Words derived from “生”

Every word from Japanese 生く →Every word from Japanese 生き →