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生

N3
なま
[nama]
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Meanings

1.No-adjNoun

raw; uncooked; fresh

2.No-adjNoun

natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed

3.No-adjNoun

unprotected (sex); raw; bareback

4.No-adjNoun

live (i.e. not recorded)

5.No-adjNoun

inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude

6.Noun

impudence; sauciness

7.Noun

unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer

8.No-adj

blank (e.g. disk); unused

9.Prefix

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

10.Prefix

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

11.Noun

tipsiness

Other Readings

「生」 has other readings with different meanings.

Related Words

Examples

生のままで新鮮な野菜を食べる。

I eat vegetables raw.

生ビールを三杯注文して乾杯した。

I ordered three glasses of draft beer.

この魚は生で食べるのが一番うまい。

This fish tastes best eaten raw.