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
Kamakiri shōzu June 6-10
Kōseishō Ministry of Health and Welfare
monkasei pupil
nannensei what school year
seibutsu organism
seitai mode of life, ecology
seito pupil, student
sensei teacher
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
Japanese homepage | top

Last ∆ on 4 July 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.