Jisho

×
い 生かす
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • わずかな
  • しゅうにゅう収入
  • を
  • せいいっぱい精一杯
  • い活かした
    • 。
He made the best of his small income.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to let live; to keep alive​Only applies to 生かす
  • じぶん自分
  • も
  • い生き
    • 、
  • たにん他人
  • も
  • い生かせ
    • 。
Live and let live.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life​Only applies to 生かす
  • しんていし心停止
  • の
  • かんじゃ患者
  • を
  • おうきゅうしょち応急処置
  • で
  • い生かした
    • 。
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)​
Other forms
活かす 【いかす】

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