生きる

いきる

to live

Also:to make a living, to be in effect, to come to life

What does 生きる mean?

生きる is a Japanese verb meaning to live in English. It can also be translated as to make a living, to be in effect, to come to life depending on context. It is written as 生きる in kanji, いきる in hiragana, and ikiru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この本はまだ版権が生きている。

This book is still copyrighted.