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4 生きる To Live

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Meaning

Primary

To Live

Alternatives

To Be Alive, To Exist

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

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

いきる

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use a kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn the い reading with this kanji though, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

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!

Context

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.

Kanji Composition

  • 生
    • せい
    • Life
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