Word Meaning 生来

せいらい seirai

生来 is read as せいらい (seirai) and means by nature.

Meaning

English

  1. by nature
  2. naturally
  3. by birth
  4. innately
  5. congenitally

Reading

Kana

せいらい

Romaji

seirai

Writing Variants

  • 性来 しょうらい shourai
  • 性来 せいらい seirai
  • 生来 しょうらい shourai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 生まれつき,生まれながら,本来 Rank 8467 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

特定外来生物防止法

とくていがいらいせいぶつぼうしほう

Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)

外来生物法

がいらいせいぶつほう

Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)

特定外来生物

とくていがいらいせいぶつ

introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)

外来生物

がいらいせいぶつ

adventive species

生きる

いきる

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生る

なる

to bear fruit

生前

せいぜん

while alive

生き生き

いきいき

in a lively way

生かす

いかす

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

生き

いき

damned

生長

せいちょう

growth (of a plant)

生年月日

せいねんがっぴ

birth date

Example Sentences

2

He is by nature a generous person.

Helen is by nature an optimist.