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活
On'yomi
カツ
KATSU
Kun'yomi
い.きる・い.かす・い.ける
ikiru / ikasu / ikeru
lively · resuscitation · being helped · living
dynamic
Details
Strokes9
Frequency#171
Radical水water(4)
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Component Breakdown
活=
氵舌
water + tongue
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and tongue. Water moistening tongue, living.
Symbolism
Life, activity, vitality. Represents living and moving.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
耐乏生活
たいぼうせいかつ
hard life; life of austerity; hard life
活殺自在
かっさつじざい
the power of life or death; the power of life or death
死中求活
しちゅうきゅうかつ
finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation; finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation
活溌溌地
かっぱつはっち
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits; being full of vitality (energy)
明朗快活
めいろうかいかつ
cheerful and openhearted; cheerful and openhearted
Proverbs & Idioms
死中に活を求む
しちゅうにかつをもとむ
Seek life in the midst of death
To look for a way out in a desperate situation