Onyomi: カツ · Kunyomi: い.かす, い.きる, い.ける · Meanings: being helped, lively, living, resuscitation
Kanji for being helped, lively, living, resuscitation
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活 is formed from the water radical 氵 on the left, and 舌 on the right. The water radical relates to movement and flow, while 舌 originally carries the sense of action or vitality. Together, they express the idea of lively or flowing energy. From this idea, 活 came to mean life, lively, active, or to be alive.
活 shows flowing energy, meaning life, lively, or active.
活 is used when something is alive, active, or full of energy. It refers to life, vitality, or being dynamic. Remember 活 as meaning “alive” or “active.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 活 | かつ | living, life | Noun |
| 生きる | いきる | to live, to exist | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 活用 | かつよう | practical use, application, making good use of, putting to good use, capitalizing on | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 活動 | かつどう | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, operation | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 活気 | かっき | energy, vigour, vigor, liveliness, spirit, life, animation | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 生け花 | いけばな | ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 生き生き | いきいき | in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb |
| 活躍 | かつやく | activity (esp. energetic or successful), great efforts, active participation | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 活力 | かつりょく | vitality, energy, dynamism | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 活字 | かつじ | printing type, movable type | common JLPT-N2 Noun |