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生きる

活きる

Reading

Kana: いきる
Romaji: ikiru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vi
1

to live; to exist

2

to make a living; to subsist

3

to be in effect; to be in use; to function

4

to come to life; to be enlivened

5

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

Example Sentences

(だれ)()きていない。
➥None of them is alive.
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人共(にんども)()きている。
➥Both are alive.
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()きていれば(まな)べる。
➥Live and learn.
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()きててよかった!
➥This is life!
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(かれ)はまだ()きている。
➥He is still alive.
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(おのれ)()()()かせ。
➥Live and let live.
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