Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 生き(いき) in Japanese

生き, 活き
Kana Reading
いき, イキ
Romaji
iki, iki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    living; being alive
    Example sentence
    今釣ってきた魚を、生き造りにしてもらえますか。 Can you make sashimi out of this fish I just caught?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    freshness; liveliness; vitality
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    stet
  • Parts of speech
    prefix
    Meaning
    damned

Examples of 生き, 活き, いき, イキ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

活 JLPT 3

9 strokes

lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

On'Yomi: カツ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける

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生 JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: 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, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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