せい

noun, takes genitive case の

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)