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Meaning of 生息 in Japanese
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生息, 栖息, 棲息
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Kana Readingせいそく
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Romajiseisoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- inhabiting; living
- Example sentence
- 雨林は地表のわずか２％をしめるに過ぎないが、世界の野生の動植物、及び昆虫の半分以上の種類がそこで生息している。 Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
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Examples of 生息, 栖息, 棲息, せいそく in a sentence
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雨林は地表のわずか２％をしめるに過ぎないが、世界の野生の動植物、及び昆虫の半分以上の種類がそこで生息している。
Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
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The coelacanth inhabits the deep sea.
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These flowers grow in warm countries.
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This bird lives neither in Japan nor in China.
Kanji in this word
息
JLPT 3
10 strokes
breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
On'Yomi: ソク
Kun'Yomi: いき
生
JLPT 5
5 strokes
life, genuine, birth
On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: 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, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う