This is the kanji for life.

on readings:
  • sei
  • sho
kun readings:
  • i
  • u
  • ha
  • o
  • nama
  • ki
examples:
eisei hygiene, sanitation
gakusei student
Hange shōzu July 2 - 6
ikebana the art of flower arranging
ikigai reason for being
ikimono creature
ikinokoru survive
isshōkenmei as hard as one can
Kamakiri shōzu June 6-10
Kōseishō Ministry of Health and Welfare
monkasei pupil
nannensei what school year
Natsukarekusa shōzu December 22–26
seibutsu organism
seibutsugaku biology
seibutsugakusha biologist
seimei life
seimeihoken life insurance
seitai mode of life, ecology
seito pupil, student
sensei teacher
shōga ginger
じる shōjiru occur
tairyō seisan mass production
takenoko shōzu May 15 - 20
tanjou birth
tanjoubi birthday
yasei wild

links:
Ikebana
Ikigai
Japanese calander
The Little Book of Ikigai
Wiktionary
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Last ∆ on 22 December 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.