I Love Kanji生かす (ikasu)
生かす (いかす, ikasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to make (the best) use of; to put to good use”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- いかす
- Romaji
- ikasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to let live; to keep alive · godan verb, transitive
- to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life · godan verb, transitive
- to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 生かす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 生かす | いかす ikasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 生かします | いかします ikashimasu |
| Negative | 生かさない | いかさない ikasanai |
| Polite negative | 生かしません | いかしません ikashimasen |
| Past | 生かした | いかした ikashita |
| Polite past | 生かしました | いかしました ikashimashita |
| Negative past | 生かさなかった | いかさなかった ikasanakatta |
| Te-form | 生かして | いかして ikashite |
| Potential | 生かせる | いかせる ikaseru |
| Passive | 生かされる | いかされる ikasareru |
| Causative | 生かさせる | いかさせる ikasaseru |
| Volitional | 生かそう | いかそう ikasou |
| Imperative | 生かせ | いかせ ikase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 生かせば | いかせば ikaseba |
Kanji in 生かす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生かす.
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Source: JMdict entry 1587070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.