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Kanji Scrabble #07: Have Fun Learning with Kanji Scrabble: a Kanji Game Just for Twitter!

The Kanji for this week are as follows: (Remember, each compound must use the Kanji in the brackets [ ].)

Kanji Scrabble #07 [生] 大、年、魚、多、水、出、新、長、気、天 (Learn How to Play Here)

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Answers:

Kanji Kana English
出生 しゅっしょう (n,vs,adj-no) birth/(P)/
多年生 たねんせい (n) perennial (plant)/
多生 たしょう (n) (1) (Buddh) metempsychosis/(2) saving the lives of many/
大生 だいせい (suf) (abbr) college student/
天生 てんせい (n) naturally occurring/nature/disposition/vocation/calling/
年生 ねんせい (n) pupil in … year/student in … year/(P)/
新生 しんせい (n,vs,adj-no) rebirth/new birth/nascent/(P)/
水生 すいせい (n,adj-no) aquatic (life)/living in the water/
生年 せいねん (n) the year of a person’s birth/age/
生新 せいしん (adj-na,n) fresh/
生気 せいき (n) life/vitality/verve/vigor/vigour/animation/spirit/
生水 なまみず (n) unboiled water/
生生 せいせい (adj-na,n) lively/growing up/
生長 せいちょう (n,vs) growth/increment/(P)/
生魚 せいぎょ (n) raw or fresh fish/
長生 ちょうせい (n,vs) longevity/