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Kanji: 活

KANJI
活
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
いきる
いかす
いける
 ON 音 
カツ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
水(氵,氺)
Radical name:
みず (さんずい、したみず)
Meaning:
Lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
生活(せいかつ)する
to live
N3
活気(かっき)
energy, liveliness
N3
活動(かつどう)
action, activity
N3
活用(かつよう)
conjugation, practical use
N2
活字(かつじ)
printing type
N2
活躍(かつやく)
activity
N2
活力(かつりょく)
vitality, energy
N1
活(い)ける
to arrange (flowers)
N1
活発(かっぱつ)
vigor, active
N1
復活(ふっかつ)
revival (e.g. musical), restoration
N1
活(い)かす
to make (good) use of, leverage (experience, etc.)
N1
活(い)きる
to be used advantageously
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