Japanese symbol for “freshly”
生き生き
いきいき
Romaji: ikiiki
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly
In Japanese, freshly is 生き生き, read いきいき (ikiiki).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to, vs in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
Written forms: 生き生き、活き活き、生きいき、活きいき. Readings: いきいき、イキイキ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “freshly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冴え冴え | さえざえ saezae | clearly; brightly; freshly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.