Vocab Info
N4 る-verb, Intransitive verb
生きる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
Common
- る-verb, Intransitive verb - 1. - to live, to exist 
- 2. - to make a living, to subsist 
- 3. - to be in effect, to be in use, to function 
- 4. - to come to life, to be enlivened 
- 5. - to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.) 
 
All Forms
生きる 【いきる】、活きる 【いきる】
Details
- い 
- き 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 君なしでは生きていけません。 - I can't live without you. - N4
 
- あなたは何歳まで生きたいですか? - How old do you want to live to? - N4
 
- 食事なしで生きていける人など存在しないだろう。 - There is no such thing as a person who can live without food. - N4
 
- 50年前に作られたその法律がまだ生きているなんて信じられません。 - I cannot believe that that law, made 50 years ago, is still alive. - N3
 
- 僕の兄は今手術室の中で、生きるか死ぬかという瀬戸際の状態にいます。 - My brother is in the operating room right now, on the brink of life and death. - N3
 
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