単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,021 most used

生かす

いかす2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to make (the best) use of

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He turned his experience to good account.

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MEANINGS

1

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

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to let live; to keep alive

godan verb · transitive

3

to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life

godan verb · transitive

4

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,021 most used

Written生かす、活かす

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium