単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#306 most used

生きる

いきる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to live

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

She lived to be ninety.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom lived to be 97 years old.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

MEANINGS

1

to live; to exist

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to make a living; to subsist

ichidan verb · intransitive

3

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

4

to come to life; to be enlivened

ichidan verb · intransitive

5

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

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#306 most used

Written生きる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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