生
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Meaning
Life, birth, genuine
Kunyoumi
い(きる) - ikiru, う(まれる) - umareru
Onyoumi
セイ- sei, ショウ - shou
The kanji 生 is a pictographic of a budding plant. Remember that life of a plant is signified with the existence of a leaf on it. Without leaves, the plant won’t live!