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生かす 【いかす】

  1. [v5s,vt] to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
  2. [v5s,vt] to let live; to keep alive
  3. [v5s,vt] to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
  4. [v5s,vt] to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
生 Life, Genuine, Birth セイ, ショウ い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)

殺す (23), 人 (17), ために (15), この (14), その (12), ため (11), こと (11), 自分 (10)