Vocab Info

N4 る-verb, Intransitive verb

生(い)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. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to live, to exist

      2. 2.

        to make a living, to subsist

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        to come to life, to be enlivened

      5. 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

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 300

    Examples

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    • 君(きみ)なしでは生(い)きていけません。

      I can't live without you.

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

      How old do you want to live to?

      • N4
    • 食事(しょくじ)なしで生(い)きていける人(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)年(ねん)前(まえ)に作(つく)られたその法律(ほうりつ)がまだ生(い)きているなんて信(しん)じられません。

      I can't believe that law, made 50 years ago, is still alive.

      • N3
    • 僕(ぼく)の兄(あに)は今(いま)手術(しゅじゅつ)室(しつ)の中(なか)で、生(い)きるか死(し)ぬかという瀬戸際(せとぎわ)の状態(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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