Word

生かす

いかす
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. 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.)

  2. Godan verb · Transitive

    to let live; to keep alive

  3. Godan verb · Transitive

    to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life

  4. Godan verb · Transitive

    to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

In Spanish

  1. revivir; resucitar; utilizar

Other forms
活かす

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

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