It is essential to learn Japanese vocabulary when studying the language. In addition to words borrowed from other languages, Japanese vocabulary is vast and diverse. Learning essential words and phrases, as well as specialized terminology and idiomatic expressions, is essential for effective communication in Japanese.
Japanese Vocabulary: 生 (sei, ikiru, nama)
Meaning: life
Examples
- 弟は学生です。 My younger brother is a student.
- 彼も先生です。 He is also a teacher.
- 教室にいる先生 teacher in a classroom
- 生のピーナッツ raw peanuts
- 留学生がいる。 There is a foreign exchange student.
- 百歳迄生きる。 I will live to be a hundred years old.
- 私は先生です。 I’m a teacher.
- 私は学生です。 I’m a student.
- 芝生に入るな！ Stay off the grass!
- 赤ちゃんを生む have a baby
- トムは先生です。 Tom (as the topic of this sentence) is a teacher.