Vocab Info

N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive 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.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to live, to exist

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to make a living, to subsist

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be in effect, to be in use, to function

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to come to life, to be enlivened

    5. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

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

    All Forms

    生きる 【いきる】活きる 【いきる】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 300

    Examples

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      (きみ)なしでは()ていけません。

      I can't live without you.

      • N4

      あなたは(なん)(さい)まで()たいですか?

      How old do you want to live to?

      • N4

      食事(しょくじ)なしで()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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