活 – lively, resuscitation, being helped

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The kanji 活 means lively, resuscitation, being helped, living. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カツ (katsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い.きる、い.かす、い.ける (ikiru, ikasu, ikeru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カツ	katsu
Kun’yomi	い.きる	ikiru
Kun’yomi	い.かす	ikasu
Kun’yomi	い.ける	ikeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ノ・口・十・汁・舌.

Words using 活

生活せいかつlife活気かっきenergy活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)活躍かつやくactivity (esp. energetic or successful)活用かつようpractical use活字かつじ(piece of) type活力かつりょくvitality活発かっぱつlively復活ふっかつrevival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.)

Example sentences

収入に応じた生活をするように。

You should try to live within your means.

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田舎の生活にすぐ慣れるでしょう。

You'll soon get used to living in the country.

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その街は活気にあふれていた。

The town was full of activity.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済海求水減演流沢消準渡深

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