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生なま

Kana なま Romaji nama

JLPT N3 Common word

01

生 なま · nama

JLPT N3 Common word

01no-adjective · noun

raw; uncooked; fresh

02no-adjective · noun

natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed

03no-adjective · noun

colloquial

unprotected (sex); raw; bareback

04no-adjective · noun

live (i.e. not recorded)

05no-adjective · noun

inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude

06noun

abbreviation

impudence; sauciness

07noun

abbreviation

unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer

08no-adjective

blank (e.g. disk); unused

09prefix

just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-

before an adjective

10prefix

insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory

11noun

archaic

cash

12noun

abbreviation

tipsiness

Examples

アメリカ人にはよくあることだが彼はなまの魚を好かない。

As is often the case with Americans, he does not care for raw fish.

Tatoeba #230119

ゴムをすると確かに性感が落ちるので、出来れば生でしたいです。

The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.

Tatoeba #74282

ある批評家が、バレーを描いた私の絵を見たら、生のバレー公演を見に行く必要がないと言ったことがあります。

A critic once said that if you saw my ballet paintings, you didn't have to go to a live performance.

Tatoeba #229784

02

生 せい · sei

JLPT N3 しょう

01noun

life; living

02noun · noun, used as a suffix

Only せい male term or languagehumble (kenjougo) language

I; me; myself

03noun, used as a suffix

Only せい abbreviation

student

Examples

死は生の正反対である。

Death is the antithesis of life.

Tatoeba #168150

生を感じる。

I feel alive.

Tatoeba #142814

03

生 き · ki

JLPT N1

01noun · prefix

pure; undiluted; raw; crude

04

初 ウブ · ubu

初心 (rarely used kanji form)、産 (rarely used kanji form)、生 (rarely used kanji form)、うぶ

01na-adjective · no-adjective · noun

usually kana

inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; wet behind the ears

02na-adjective · no-adjective · noun

usually kana

inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive; simple

Examples

そのうぶな男は彼女を前にしてすっかりどぎまぎしていた。

The naive man was utterly embarrassed in her presence.

Tatoeba #213367

彼女は誰の前でもうぶなまねをする。

She is coy with everyone.

Tatoeba #87966

05

生 いく · iku

01prefix

archaic

vital; virile; lively

06

生 ふ · fu

01noun · noun, used as a suffix

area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)

07

生り なまり · namari

生 (irregular okurigana usage)

01noun

usually kanaabbreviation

boiled and half-dried bonito

Source

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