Moto 生きる (いきる)to live; to exist; to make a living
- to live; to existIchidan verb, intransitive verb
- to make a living; to subsistIchidan verb, intransitive verb
- to be in effect; to be in use; to functionIchidan verb, intransitive verb
- to come to life; to be enlivenedIchidan verb, intransitive verb
- to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Kanji in 生きる
Words that share its kanji
- 学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)
- 生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
- 生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
- 人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
- 先生せんせいteacher; instructor
- 厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
- 年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
- 新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
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