Japanese

きる

いきる
Meaning: to live; to exist; to make use of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 生きる 生きない
Polite 生きます 生きません
Past 生きた 生きなかった
Polite + Past 生きました 生きませんでした
Te-form 生きて 生きなくて
Potential 生きられる 生きられない
Passive 生きられる 生きられない
Causative 生きさせる 生きさせない
Imperative 生きろ 生きるな

Handwriting

生
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る

Example sentences

He intends to live until he is 100 years old.
親の助けを借りずに、自分の力で生きていきたい。
I want to live by my own strength without relying on my parents' help.
時代の流れに逆らって生きるのは難しい。
It is difficult to live against the flow of the times.
私は父の教えを胸に刻んで生きている。
I live with my father's teachings engraved in my heart.
私たちは21世紀に生きている。
We live in the 21st century.
彼は留学して、生きた英語を身に着けた。
He went to study abroad and acquired living English.
水が無いと、人間は生きられない。
Without water, humans cannot live.
彼は世間に背中を向けて生きている。
He lives his life turning his back on society.
彼は自分なりの哲学を持って生きている。
He lives with his own philosophy.
長い闘病生活の末、彼は生きる意欲を喪失した
After a long battle with illness, he lost the will to live.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for the act of living or surviving. It can also mean to be effective or to make the most of something.

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