Word Meaning 生き

いき iki

生き is read as いき (iki) and means damned.

Meaning

English

  1. damned
  2. situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps
  3. living
  4. being alive
  5. stet (proofreading)
  6. leave as-is
  7. freshness
  8. liveliness

Reading

Kana

いき

Romaji

iki

Writing Variants

  • 活き いき iki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 4877 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生き生き

いきいき

in a lively way

生え抜き

はえぬき

(belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.)

生きる

いきる

to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

生る

なる

to bear fruit

生前

せいぜん

while alive

生かす

いかす

to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

生長

せいちょう

growth (of a plant)

生年月日

せいねんがっぴ

birth date

生み出す

うみだす

to give birth to

生じる

しょうじる

to produce

生ぬるい

なまぬるい

lukewarm

Example Sentences

2

いきるちからをうしなってはいけない。

we must not lose the will to live.

このまちでながくいきてきた。

i have lived in this town for a long time.