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きる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to live, to exist
  • to make a living, to subsist
  • to be in effect, to be in use, to function
  • to come to life, to be enlivened
  • to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

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Example sentences

さかなみずなかきる

Fish live in the water.

かれは100年間ねんかんきた

He lived for 100 years.

ひとべないときられない

People cannot live without eating.

自分じぶんらしくきることが大切たいせつだ。

It is important to live in your own way.

先生せんせい言葉ことばわたしこころなかきている

My teacher's words are living on in my heart.