Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to live; to exist
2. to make a living; to subsist
3. to be in effect; to be in use; to function
4. to come to life; to be enlivened
5. to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Kanji used
life
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
zest for living; energy to live
Examples (149 in total)
It's good to be alive.
The goldfish is alive.
I want to live at my own pace.