Word
生かす
いかす
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- Godan verb · Transitive
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
to let live; to keep alive
- Godan verb · Transitive
to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
- Godan verb · Transitive
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
In Spanish
revivir; resucitar; utilizar
- Other forms
- 活かす
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
自分も生き、他人も生かせ。
Live and let live.
Vive y deja vivir.
Tatoeba #149745(opens in a new tab)心停止の患者を応急処置で生かした。
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
Tatoeba #393806(opens in a new tab)