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3 生きる To Live

Alternative Meanings

To Be Alive, To Exist

Part of Speech

Intransitive verb and Ichidan verb

Reading

いきる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

しつれんで生きるき力をうしなった。

I lost the will to live from heartbreak.

今、かれが生きているのかすら分かりません。

I don't even know if he's alive now.

わたしの大好きなアニメキャラが、今生きるかしぬかのせとぎわにいる。

My favorite anime character is currently in a critical moment between life and death.

Meaning Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means "life," making this word mean "to live."

Reading Explanation

You have to remember the い portion of this word to be able to read it. Think of it this way and you should be able to remember it, though:

What does it mean to live? Life is pretty icky (いき ... the き comes from the hiragana part), but you have to take that ickiness and roll with it if you want to have a good life... if you want to live!

Utilized Kanji

  • 生
    • せい
    • Life
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