生活
せいかつ
hepburn seikatsu
life, living, daily life
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
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生life
活alive
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Examples
- 日本での生活に慣れました。I have gotten used to life in Japan.
- 規則正しい生活をしています。I lead a well-regulated life.
Collocations
生活する生活に慣れる日常生活生活費生活が変わる
Mnemonic
生活 seikatsu — 生 (life, to live) + 活 (active, living). It works as a noun and as a suru-verb: 生活する (to live, to lead a life). An abstract noun, yet part of everyday speech. Both kanji use on-yomi: 生 (sei) + 活 (katsu).
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