Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Nidan verb (upper class); Yodan verb; Intransitive verb
to live; to exist
Nidan verb (lower class); Transitive verb
to bring to life
to live; to exist
to make a living; to subsist
to be in effect; to be in use; to function
to come to life; to be enlivened
to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
life; living
livelihood; (one's) living
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
Abbreviation; Obsolete term
moving picture
Transitive verb
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback
resurrection; rebirth
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
walking about with great vigor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
生かす only
to let live; to keep alive
生かす only
to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Abbreviation
club activities; extracurricular activities
Transitive verb
practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
Intransitive verb; Grammar
conjugation; inflection
to lead a life; to live a life
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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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.
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