Japanese symbol for “unprocessed”
生
なま
Romaji: nama
raw; uncooked; fresh
In Japanese, unprocessed is 生, read なま (nama).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n raw; uncooked; fresh
- adj-no, n natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
- adj-no, n unprotected (sex); raw; bareback
- adj-no, n live (i.e. not recorded)
- adj-no, n inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
- n impudence; sauciness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unprocessed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未加工 | みかこう mikakou | unprocessed; raw; unfinished |
| 未処理 | みしょり mishori | untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unprocessed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.