Vocab Info
N1 の-adjective, Noun, Prefix
生raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom), live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, irresponsibly, half-baked, cash, tipsiness
Dictionary Definition
Common
- の-adjective, Noun - 1. - raw, uncooked, fresh 
- 2. - natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed 
- 3. 
- 4. - live (i.e. not recorded) 
- 5. - inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude 
 
- Noun 
- の-adjective - 8. - blank (e.g. disk), unused - See Also: 
 
- Prefix - 9. - just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi- before an adjective
- 10. - insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory 
 
- Noun - 11. - cash Archaic
- 12. - tipsiness Abbreviation,- See Also: 
 
All Forms
生 【なま】
Details
- な 
- ま 
 
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Examples
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- 日本には魚を生で食べる文化があります。 - In Japan, there is a culture of eating fish uncooked. - N1
 
- 搾りたての生の牛乳はとても味が濃くて美味しい。 - Freshly squeezed raw milk has a rich flavor and tastes amazing. - N1
 
- 劇場でオペラを見たが、生の歌声の迫力に鳥肌が立った。 - I watched an opera at the theater, and the power of their raw singing gave me goosebumps. - N1
 
- お酒好きのお父さんはよく「ビールは生が一番うまい」と言っている。 - My father, a beer lover, always says, 'Draft beer is the best beer.' - N1
 
- 師匠:「あの弟子は生を言うから、教えるのが本当に嫌になっちまうよ…。」 - Master: 'That apprentice speaks so crudely, it really makes me not want to teach him anymore...' - N1
 
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