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live 生
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Emphasis ノ and growing plant 
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| life, birth, grow, raw, pure
ikiru, umu/maru, haeru, nama, ki, SEI, SHŌ
生
ノ
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Emphasis ノ (here: a twig) at a growing plant  /丰
The branch on the growing plant represents life.
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星
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| star
hoshi, SEI, SHŌ
日
生
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Top: sun 日, below: live 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
(Because they move in the night's sky:) Suns that are 'alive' are the stars.
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産
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| give birth to, produce
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From top: to stand 立, cliff 厂 and life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
She is standing on the cliff and gives life: She gives birth.
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性
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| personality, nature
SEI, SHŌ|
忄
生
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Left: feeling 忄, right: life, birth 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
The feeling of your life: That is your personality.
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姓
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| surname
SEI, SHŌ|
女
生
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Left: woman 女, right: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
The woman lives under her surname.
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牲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| animal sacrifice, offering
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Left: cow 牛, right: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant /丰 stands for life.)
A cow as a living animal sacrifice.
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隆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| prosper, high, peak
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Left: hill 阝, right: upturned foot 夂, life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
Sitting on a hill with cross-legged feet and life looks: prosperous.
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醒
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be disillusioned, to sober up
sameru, SEI
酉
生
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: star 星 (= Suns 日 that live 生)
After the mug of wine, you wake up under the stars and need to sober up.
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