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生きる (いきる) — to live | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle
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生きる
いきる
N4
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to live
2
to exist
3
to make a living
4
to subsist
5
to be in effect
6
to be in use
7
to function
8
to come to life
Example sentence
その老人は生きる意欲をなくした。
The old man lost the will to live.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 生きる in the wild?
Kanji in this word
生
Life, Genuine, Birth
5 strokes
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生
生臭い
なまぐさい ·
smelling of fish or blood
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生身
なまみ ·
living flesh
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再生
さいせい ·
playback
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生真面目
きまじめ ·
serious
N1
(花を〜) 生ける, 活ける
(はなを～) いける ·
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to arrange (flowers)
N1
新入生
しんにゅうせい ·
new student
N1
生死
せいし ·
life and death
N1
生温い
なまぬるい ·
lukewarm
N1
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