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活 lively

Meaninglively; resuscitation; being helped; living
Onカツ
Kunい.きる、い.かす、い.ける
Strokes9
First metN3 lesson 2, in 活字

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
活字かつじmovable printing type, lead slugN3
活字箱かつじばこtype-slug caseN3
活字列かつじれつline of movable typeN3
活字拾いかつじひろいpicking typeN3
活字込めかつじこめtype locking, page makeupN3
復活ふっかつrevivalN3
花形活字はながたかつじprinter's ornament (fleuron)N3
木活字もくかつじwooden typeN3
活気かっきlivelinessN2
活け締めいけじめspinal cord severance, Ikejime slaughterN1
活性化かっせいかchemical enzyme activationN1
活魚かつぎょlive swimming fishN1

Examples

健太(けんた)、活字(かつじ)の保管(ほかん)棚(たな)の前(まえ)でぼんやり突(つ)っ立(た)っている暇(ひま)はないぞ。部首(ぶしゅ)の画数(かくすう)の順番(じゅんばん)に沿(そ)って、文字(もじ)を棚(たな)へ整頓(せいとん)するんだ。

Kenta, there's no time to stand around daydreaming in front of the type storage racks. Align the characters into the racks following the order of radical stroke counts. (N3 lesson 2)

よし、任(まか)せろ。暴(あば)れる魚体(ぎょたい)を暴(あば)れさせず、瞬時(しゅんじ)に脳天(のうてん)から中枢(ちゅうすう)神経(しんけい)をワイヤーで破壊(はかい)する活(い)け締(じ)めを施(ほどこ)す。……ふっ!これでアデノシン三(さん)リン酸(さん)の分解(ぶんかい)を遅(おく)らせ、死後(しご)硬直(こうちょく)を極限(きょくげん)まで先送(さきおく)りできる。

Right, leave it to me. Without letting it thrash, I'll perform ikejime, instantly destroying the central nervous system from the crown of the head with a wire. ...There! That slows the breakdown of adenosine triphosphate, and puts off rigor mortis as long as possible. (N1 lesson 158)