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    3. 生

    生

    生なま

    raw

    N3KMT7CoreFood & DiningNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab5 strokes

    なま

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    raw, uncooked, fresh
    2.
    natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
    3.
    unprotected (sex), raw, bareback
    colloquial
    4.
    live (i.e. not recorded)
    5.
    inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude

    Noun

    6.
    impudence, sauciness
    abbreviation
    7.
    unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer
    abbreviation

    Particle

    8.
    blank (e.g. disk), unused

    Prefix

    9.
    just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
    10.
    insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory

    Noun

    11.
    cash
    archaic
    12.
    tipsiness
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    この魚さかなは生なまで食たべられますか。

    Can this fish be eaten raw?

    KMT3Food & Dining
    彼かれはまだ経けい験けんが浅あさく、仕し事ごとが少すこし生なまっぽい。

    He's still inexperienced, so his work is a bit unpolished.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    暑あつい日ひには、冷つめたい生なまビールが最さい高こうだ。

    On a hot day, a cold draft beer is the best.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    コンサートを生なまで見みるのは初はじめてだ。

    It's my first time seeing a concert live.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    生なまの感かん情じょうを表ひょう現げんすることは、時ときに難むずかしい。

    Expressing raw emotions can sometimes be difficult.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
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