Vocab Info

N4 る-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.)

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to live, to exist

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to make a living, to subsist

    3. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

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

    4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to come to life, to be enlivened

    5. る-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】

    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(ごじゅう)(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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