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活

lively
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingい.きる、い.かす、い.ける
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

生活活気活動活用活字活躍活力活発活ける

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · tongue · drop (丶) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 154

Compound words

生活せいかつ
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
活気かっき
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit
活動かつどう
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
活用かつよう
practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
活字かつじ
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printing type; printed word
活躍かつやく
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
活力かつりょく
vitality; energy; dynamism
活発かっぱつ
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
快活かいかつ
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
活況かっきょう
activity; briskness; prosperity
活性かっせい
activity; active
活路かつろ
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
死活しかつ
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
自活じかつ
self-support
復活ふっかつ
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; resurrection
部活ぶかつ
club activities; extracurricular activities
就活しゅうかつ
job hunting; job searching
活動家かつどうか
activist
私生活しせいかつ
private life
食生活しょくせいかつ
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
生活費せいかつひ
living expenses
新生活しんせいかつ
new life; fresh start; new routine
日常生活にちじょうせいかつ
everyday life; daily life
有効活用ゆうこうかつよう
effective use; making effective use (of)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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