生 (Nama) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “raw, uncooked, fresh, natural”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounraw; uncooked; fresh
- adjectival noun, nounnatural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
- adjectival noun, noununprotected (sex); raw; bareback
- adjectival noun, nounlive (i.e. not recorded)
- adjectival noun, nouninexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
- nounimpudence; sauciness
Examples
生を感じる。
I feel alive.
彼は生の魚を食べない。
He doesn't eat raw fish.
死は生の正反対である。
Death is the antithesis of life.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).