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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.
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Kanji in this word
生
Life, Genuine, Birth
5 strokes
More words with
生
生徒
せいと ·
student
N5
生活
せいかつ ·
life
生産
せいさんする ·
production
N4
学生
がくせい ·
student
N5
生活
せいかつする ·
living
N4
生産
せいさん ·
production
人生
じんせい ·
(human) life (e.g., conception to death)
N3
先生
せんせい ·
teacher
N5
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