せい

noun, takes genitive case の, takes する, intransitive verb

Botany term.
  1. alternate (esp. of leaf arrangement).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せい
互生 ごせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mutually, reciprocally, together
たが.い ゴ かたみ.に (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)