Meaning of 生き延びる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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生き延びる, 生きのびる
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Kana Readingいきのびる
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Romajiikinobiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to survive; to live long
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Example Sentences
生き延びる, 生きのびる, いきのびる used in context
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They are struggling to survive in business.
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The settlers subsisted on bread and water.
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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
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Nature provides them with the means of survival.
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We have learned much about survival from lower forms of animal life.
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Kanji found in this word
life, genuine, birth
On: セイ, ショウ
Kun: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う
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