活 — kanji meaning “lively”
活
lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
- Meanings
- lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
- On'yomi
- カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi
- い.きる、い.かす、い.ける
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #171 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- huó — Chinese character page
Words with 活
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 活躍 | かつやく katsuyaku | activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation |
| 復活 | ふっかつ fukkatsu | revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return |
| 活用 | かつよう katsuyou | practical use; application; making good use of |
| 活発 | かっぱつ kappatsu | lively; active; vigorous |
| 活性 | かっせい kassei | activity |
| 活力 | かつりょく katsuryoku | vitality; energy; dynamism |
| 活字 | かつじ katsuji | (piece of) type; movable type; moveable type |
| 活気 | かっき kakki | energy; vigour; vigor |
| 食生活 | しょくせいかつ shokuseikatsu | eating habits; diet; dietary pattern |
| 私生活 | しせいかつ shiseikatsu | private life |
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