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What does 生きる (いきる, ikiru) mean?

生きる (いきる, ikiru) means to live.

Quick facts
Readingいきる
Romajiikiru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
いきる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonikiru

to live

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to live; to exist
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to make a living; to subsist
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to be in effect; to be in use; to function
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to come to life; to be enlivened
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Example sentences

  • This fish is still alive.

  • My grandfather lived to be a hundred years old.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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