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    3. 生かす

    生かす

    生いか​す​

    to make (the best) use of

    N1KMT6News #12+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    活かす

    いかす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
    2.
    to let live, to keep alive
    3.
    to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life
    4.
    to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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    自じ分ぶんの経けい験けんを生いかしたいです。

    I want to make good use of my experience.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれは新あたらしい仕し事ごとで語ご学がく力りょくを生いかすことができました。

    He was able to leverage his language skills in his new job.

    KMT6Work & CareerEducation
    全ぜん体たい的てきなパフォーマンスを最さい大だい化かするためには、各かくチームメンバーの強つよみを生いかすことが重じゅう要ようです。

    To maximize overall performance, it is important to utilize each team member's strengths.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいに落おち胆こませず、それを生いかして学まなびの経けい験けんとしましょう。

    Don't be discouraged by past failures; instead, use them as learning experiences.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    私わたしたちは自し然ぜんを保ほ護ごし、その豊ゆたかな生せい物ぶつ多た様よう性せいを生いかすべきです。

    We must protect nature and allow its rich biodiversity to thrive.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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