Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Noun or verb acting prenominally

()けるto arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to arrange (flowers), to plant

    2. Noun or verb acting prenominally

      2.

      living, live

      Only applies to 生ける

    All Forms

    生ける 【いける】活ける 【いける】

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    Examples

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      もらった花束(はなたば)花瓶(かびん)()ける

      I'll arrange the bouquet I received in a vase.

      • N1

      成長(せいちょう)した草花(くさばな)(おお)きな(はち)()ました。

      I planted the grown flowers in a large pot.

      • N1

      センスを()かして(はな)花瓶(かびん)()けるぞ!

      Time to arrange these flowers in a vase and show off my style!

      • N1

      水盆(すいぼん)にスイセンを()ようと(おも)ったが、(わたし)には美的(びてき)センスが()かった。

      I wanted to arrange the daffodils in the water basin but turns out I have no eye for aesthetics.

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      ゾンビとは()ける(かばね)なので、ゾンビを説得(せっとく)しようとしても無駄(むだ)である。

      A zombie is a living corpse, so trying to reason with one is pointless.

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