活
活

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

9 strokesFrequency 171JLPT N2Grade 2

On

カツ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.ける

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

lively

Constituents

丶drop
?water droplets
?water pistol
十needle
十ten
口mouth
古church
古gravestone
古old
古tombstone
水water
舌tongue

Mnemonic Stories

The party got much more lively once the gossip started; words flowed like water from everyone's wagging tongues.

A lively French kiss is just a dance between one _water_y tongue and another.

Dictionary

Common Words

生く活くいくArchaicFreq #65
1

Nidan verb (upper class); Yodan verb; Intransitive verb

to live; to exist

2

Nidan verb (lower class); Transitive verb

to bring to life

生きるいきる活きるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #245
1

to live; to exist

2

to make a living; to subsist

3

to be in effect; to be in use; to function

Examples
この本はまだ版権が生きている。
This book is still copyrighted.
4

to come to life; to be enlivened

5

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生活せいかつNounFreq #409
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

life; living

Examples
収入に応じた生活をするように。
You should try to live within your means.
2

livelihood; (one's) living

Examples
田舎の生活にすぐ慣れるでしょう。
You'll soon get used to living in the country.
活動かつどうNounFreq #1235
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation

Examples
テレビを見ることは受動的活動である。
Watching TV is a passive activity.
2

Abbreviation; Obsolete term

moving picture

復活ふっかつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #2498
1

Transitive verb

revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback

Examples
30年前のファッションが復活した。
Fashions of thirty years ago have come back in style.
2

resurrection; rebirth

Examples
いわば彼は死から復活したのだ。
He rose from the dead, so to speak.
活躍かつやくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #2539
1

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation

Examples
仕事でご活躍ですね。
I see you're doing very well in your business.
2

walking about with great vigor

Examples
元気で活躍していることと思います。
I hope things have been going well for you.
生かす活かすいかすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2770
1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

Examples
彼はわずかな収入を精一杯活かした。
He made the best of his small income.
2

生かす only

to let live; to keep alive

Examples
自分も生き、他人も生かせ。
Live and let live.
3

生かす only

to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life

Examples
心停止の患者を応急処置で生かした。
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
4

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

部活ぶかつNounFreq #3745
1

Abbreviation

club activities; extracurricular activities

Examples
部活のかけもち、大変だと思うけどがんばれよ。
I'm sure it's tough taking part in the activities of two clubs, but good luck!
活用かつようNoun~する VerbFreq #6059
1

Transitive verb

practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on

Examples
政治家として、彼は、演技のうまさを目一杯活用している。
As a politician, he makes utmost use of his acting ability.
2

Intransitive verb; Grammar

conjugation; inflection

Examples
英語を学習する上で不可欠な、不規則動詞の活用。
Conjugation of irregular verbs - essential for those learning English.
生活を送るせいかつをおくるExpressionGodan verbFreq #7032
1

to lead a life; to live a life

Examples
なぜかうまくいかず、目下全戦全敗、「彼女いない歴=自分の年齢」という寂しい生活を送っていました。
For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.

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