Word Meaning 書生

しょせい shosei

書生 is read as しょせい (shosei) and means student.

Meaning

English

  1. student
  2. student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging
  3. houseboy (attending school or university)

Reading

Kana

しょせい

Romaji

shosei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 22104 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

出生証明書

しゅっせいしょうめいしょ

birth certificate

生命保険証書

せいめいほけんしょうしょ

life insurance policy

書く

かく

to draw

書き上げる

かきあげる

to finish writing

書名

しょめい

book title

書き出し

かきだし

beginning (of writing)

書き出す

かきだす

to write out (e.g. on a blackboard)

書き下ろす

かきおろす

to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.)

出生

しゅっせい

birth

人生

じんせい

(one's) life