Entry
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

    ヘレンは生来楽天家だ。
    Helen is by nature an optimist.
  2. Adverb (fukushi)

    since birth; in one's (entire) life

Also written 性来【せいらい】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

come, due, next, cause, become

Kun
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる
On
ライタイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
102 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

くりくるごろ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-7-3SKIP code
0a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0Four corner code
1464deroo
6765Unicode hex code
1-45-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
202Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2565New Nelson (John Haig)
3551New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4366Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1884Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
113A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
538Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
25Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14489Morohashi
217A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147sakade
62Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
237henshall3
153Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
27crowley
133Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
36Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1902Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lai2Pinyin reading
raeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level