生
This kanji has 3 readings:
セイ、ショウ、なま
Or so you are told This kanji can read many different ways, they are all taught as part of the reading, but not to foreginers, so you will have to memorize the list of its readigns:
生(なま)
生(き)
生(せい)
生きる(いきる)
生かす(いかす)
生える(はえる)
生む(うむ)
生まれる(うまれる)
生じる(しょうじる)
生い茂る(おいしげる)
生る(なる)
生産(せいさん)
生姜(しょうが)
生憎(あいにく)
生粋(きっすい)
Meaning of kanji: life, birth, snobishness