生きる (Ikiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto live; to exist
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto make a living; to subsist
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be in effect; to be in use; to function
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come to life; to be enlivened
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Examples
彼はまだ生きている。
He is still alive.
彼は七十歳まで生きた。
He lived to be seventy years old.
彼は８０歳まで生きた。
He lived to be eighty years old.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).