noun, takes genitive case の

  1. mode of life, ecology.
  2. (animal) territory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生態 せいたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
attitude, condition, figure
タイ わざ.と (5th, N1)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ よし の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)