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Japanese

生いきる

Kana いきる Romaji ikiru

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · intransitive

02ichidan verb · intransitive

to make a living; to subsist

03ichidan verb · intransitive

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

04ichidan verb · intransitive

to come to life; to be enlivened

05ichidan verb · intransitive

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

Examples

この本はまだ版権が生きている。

This book is still copyrighted.

Tatoeba #219685

誰も生きていない。

None of them is alive.

Tatoeba #136132

生きててよかった!

This is life!

Tatoeba #142841

Other forms

活きる (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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