Vocab Info

N4 る-Verb

()きる

to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 300

    • Word Type

      る-Verb

    • 単語の書類

      一段動詞

    Examples

    • (きみ)なしでは()きていけません

      I can't live without you.

      N4
    • あなたは(なん)(さい)まで()きたいですか?

      How old do you want to live to?

      N4
    • 食事(しょくじ)なしで()きていける(ひと)など存在(そんざい)しないだろう。

      There is no such thing as a person who can live without food.

      N4
    • 50(ねん)(まえ)(つく)られたその法律(ほうりつ)がまだ()きているなんて(しん)じられません。

      I cannot believe that that law, made 50 years ago, is still alive.

      N3
    • (ぼく)(あに)(いま)手術(しゅじゅつ)(しつ)(なか)で、()きる()ぬかという瀬戸際(せとぎわ)状態(じょうたい)にいます。

      My brother is in the operating room right now, on the brink of life and death.

      N3
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