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    3. 生き延びる

    生き延びる

    生いき​延のび​る​

    to survive

    KMT10News #47+1Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab21 strokes

    生きのびる

    いきのびる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to survive, to live long

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは事じ故こから生いき延のびることができました。

    He was able to survive the accident.

    KMT5Daily Life
    厳きびしい冬ふゆを生いき延のびるために、動どう物ぶつたちは食しょく料りょうを蓄たくわえる。

    Animals store food to survive the harsh winter.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    絶ぜつ滅めつの危き機きに瀕ひんした種しゅが、わずかな希き望ぼうを胸むねに生いき延のびようとしている。

    Species on the verge of extinction are trying to survive with a glimmer of hope.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimalsScience & Math
    砂さ漠ばくで生いき延のびる植しょく物ぶつは、特とく殊しゅな水すい分ぶん貯ちょ蔵ぞう能のう力りょくを持もっている。

    Plants that survive in the desert have special water storage capabilities.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    災さい害がい後ご、多おおくの人ひと々びとが助たすけ合あい、困こ難んな状んなじょ況うきょうを生いき延のびた。

    After the disaster, many people helped each other and survived the difficult situation.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment

    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
    延
    の.びる・の.べる・の.べ・の.ばす…(4)
    prolong・stretching
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    び
    bi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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