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生きながらえる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生きながらえる.

Dictionary

Entry

生きながらえる生き長らえる生き永らえる生き存えるきながらえIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #27782
1

to live long; to survive

Examples
彼は妻の死後、何年も生きながらえていた
After his wife died, he lived for quite a few more years.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

なが.いおさ

Nanori

おしゃたかしたけひさ

eternity, long, lengthy

5 strokesFrequency 846JLPT N2Grade 5

On

エイ

Kun

なが.い

Nanori

のりひさひさし

exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

6 strokesFrequency 577JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ソンゾン

Kun

ながら.えるあ.るたも.つと.う

Nanori

ありまさ

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