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活

Lively
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingい.きる、い.かす
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2Level 6

Verbs with «活»

活かす活用する活躍する活動する生活する復活する活かせる

Meanings

  1. livelyRtK
  2. being helped
  3. living
  4. resuscitation
  1. life
  2. judo art of resuscitation
  3. action
  4. activity

Popular Usage

生活活気活動活用活字活躍活力活発活ける

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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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
活けるいける
to arrange (flowers)
活かすいかす
to make (the best) use of
活用するかつようする
to make use of
活躍するかつやくする
to be active
活動するかつどうする
to be active
生活するせいかつする
to live
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

On Reading Examples

教育は生活において最も必要不可欠な要素の一つ。せいかつ
Education is one of the most essential aspects of life.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忙しい生活の中で家族と会うことがない。
He doesn't see his family in his busy life.tatoeba
彼は福祉を受けて生活する人たちを軽蔑した。
He despised those who lived on welfare.tatoeba
彼は風呂敷を十分に活用した。
He took full advantage of the wrapper.tatoeba
彼は不幸な生活を送った。
He lived an unhappy life.tatoeba
駅周辺は人通りが多い為、活気がある。
It is busy and prosperous around the station, due to large number of people passing through.wiki
ただ、延若の死の前後、関西歌舞伎が一時的に活気を呈する。
Immediately before and after Enjaku's death, however, Kansai Kabuki exhibited renewed vigor for a short time.wiki
文化的活動、信仰
Cultural Activity and Religionwiki
活動弁士の活躍と衰退
Rise and Fall of Katsudo Benshiwiki
自然環境活用センター
A natural environment-friendly centerwiki
生活用品の修理、販売
Repair and sales of daily commoditieswiki
- 五号活字使用。
No.5 type was used.wiki
活字本書誌は以下の通り。
Printed books of the above are as follows.wiki
正応年間に活躍。
He was active during the Shoo era (1288-1292).wiki
大坂の役で活躍。
He performed brilliantly in Osaka no Eki (the Siege of Osaka).wiki
一般的に活力を司る神とされる。
In general, it is considered a god of vitality.wiki
胃の働きを活発にし胸焼けを抑える。
It increases gastric activities and prevents heartburn.wiki
靖国神社の再国営化運動が活発化した。
A movement for the renationalization of Yasukuni-jinja Shrine gained momentum.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Lively, active. 氵 (water) + 舌 (tongue) — water brings life; a tongue keeps moving.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 活

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step