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    3. 生きる

    生きる

    生いき​る​

    to live

    N4KMT3News #4+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    活きる

    いきる

    Verb, Intransitive

    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.)

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    毎まい日にちを大たい切せつに生いきる。

    Live each day to the fullest.

    KMT2Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは夢ゆめのために生いきている。

    He lives for his dream.

    KMT3Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    自し然ぜんの中なかで生いきることは、多おおくの学まなびを与あたえてくれる。

    Living in nature offers many lessons.

    KMT4Daily LifeNature & Environment
    どんな状じょう況きょうでも、希き望ぼうを持もって生いきることが重じゅう要ようです。

    It's important to live with hope, no matter the situation.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    この古ふるい技ぎ術じゅつは、現げん代だいでも十じゅう分ぶんに生いきている。

    This old technique is still very much alive and effective even today.

    KMT5Daily LifeTechnology

    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
    き
    ki
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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