Keyword
activity
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig154
Readings
かつ
(91%)
かっ
(5%)
い
(3%)
Composed of
water drops
tongue
Mnemonic

If you want to check whenever someone's dead then show them a lemon, and look if there is water on their tongue. A wet tongue means that there is still activity within their body and that they are very much alive!

Used in kanji (1 in total)
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Used in vocabulary (518 in total)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
club activities; extracurricular activities
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to lead a life; to live a life
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
everyday life; daily life
living expenses
vitality; energy; dynamism
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
club activities; extracurricular activities
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
becoming active; increase in activity
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
wedded life; married life
living together; communal life; cohabitation
protest action; protest movement
job hunting; job searching
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
one's (living) environment
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
living in evacuation shelters
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
active; dynamic; energetic
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
new life; fresh start; new routine
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
life of the people; people's lives; citizens' livelihoods
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to arrange (flowers); to plant
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
activity; active
living in a group; communal living; community life
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
vitality; ability to earn a living
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
real life; actual life; everyday life
self-support
corporate activities; business operations
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity
extracurricular activities
philanthropic activity; charity work
livelihood support; maintenance
club activities; group activities
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
publicity (information) activities; public relations
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
practical side of life
family life; home life
fund-raising activities
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
activity; briskness; prosperity
lifestyle disease; lifestyle-related disease
homeless people (living on the street)
sex life; sexual activities
hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
extravehicular activity; spacewalk; EVA
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
matchmaking party; matchmaking event
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
letterpress printing; movable-type printing
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
person in need; person facing economic hardship
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
cheerful and openhearted
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
activation; invigoration; stimulation
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
information campaign; awareness program
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
making preparations for one's death
use and application
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
one's life as a consumer
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
form (of type); forme; letterpress printing; movable-type printing
domestic wastewater; household effluent
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
trigrade conjugation (of the classical verbs "su" and "ku"); conjugation in which the stem vowel alternates between "i", "u" and "o"
business activities; business conduct; business operations
city life; urban living
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
plan for one's life; life planning
minimum standard of living; national minimum standard (for a healthy and cultured life)
quickness; alacrity
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
keen eye; sharp eye; penetrating eye; insight
demonstration; protest
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
(living on a) pension; annuity
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
environmental activist; environmentalist
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
civic activity; activities initiated by the citizens themselves
art of living; way of life
life of faith; religious life
addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
inert; noble; neutral; inactive
culture of everyday life
failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
inactive; inert
life cycle; life history
kindergarten hunting
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
contemporary life; present-day life
difficulties in living
reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
silent movie narrator
relief activity; relief work
life in a foreign country; living abroad
livelihood assistance
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
inflected word form (one of the six bases in Japanese)
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
extra-curricular activities; special activities
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
reutilization; reapplication
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
life or death
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
living being
otaku activities; activities related to an otaku's interests
activated carbon; activated charcoal
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
living; livelihood
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
household receiving livelihood protection benefits; welfare-dependent household
independent living; means of earning one's living
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
looking for love; searching for a lover
worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
godan verb conjugation
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
class activities; homeroom activities
theatrical activities; theatre work
(letterpress) printing house
big but useless person
valve; faucet; tap
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
taking root (e.g. a plant after being grafted or moved); forming rootage; accustoming to the new soil (of a plant); remaining settled in one place; taking root and staying somewhere
the power of life or death
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
looking for love; searching for a lover
Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
linguistic activity; language (as defined by Saussure; langue and parole)
(doing) various things to support one's favourite member of a boy band, girl group, etc.
class activities; homeroom activities
r-stem irregular conjugation (in classical Japanese); r-irregular conjugation
hard life; life of austerity
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
variety of kabuki, based on historical events
compensated dating (young men with older women)
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
therapeutic crying for stress relief; having a good cry
monasticism; monastic life
linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour
writing life; period of life spent writing
looking for a new job
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
conjugation table; conjugation chart; declension table
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
printed form (of writing); print; typeface
suburban life; life in the suburbs
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
matchmaking party; matchmaking event
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
an aesthetic existence
(flower) vase
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
results (of an activity)
type printing; letterpress printing; typography
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
lifestyle magazine
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
s-stem irregular verb conjugation ("su(ru)" is the only member)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
salaried person; salary earner; white-collar worker
live bait
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
n-stem irregular verb conjugation (in classical Japanese)
being full of vitality (energy); in exuberant spirits; effervescent; ebullient
putting into print; publishing; converting into digital text (e.g. speech, handwriting)
culture of the printed word; book culture
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
accumulating points (in loyalty programs)
drinking bubble tea
letterpress printer; letterpress printing shop
doing recreational activities alone; enjoying solo activities
deactivation
inflectional ending (in Japanese)
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
searching for a marriage partner (after having divorced once or more)
animism; hylozoism
material life; material aspects of life
trying to improve one's gut health; maintaining a healthy gut
environmental practice; environmental practices
Small Time Crooks (film)
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
conjugation of nidan verbs
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
to try to find a way out
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
irregular conjugation; irregular verb
inaction; lethargy
grand Lama; living Buddha
doing one's own flower arranging; marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
specialty magazine; information digest
lifelike painting; vividly drawn picture
k-stem irregular verb conjugation ("ku(ru)" is the only member)
hyperactivity; overactivity
making preparations for a divorce
printing type made from wood
live bait
ichidan verb conjugation
living wage; subsistence pay
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
pharmacological activity
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association
otaku activities; activities related to an otaku's interests
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
inflecting word (in Japanese); inflectional word
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
silent movie narrator
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
eating high-calorie food (esp. while on a diet); diet cheating; pigging out; binging
Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
making preparations for a divorce
pubescent angelica (Angelica pubescens)
developing a way or means
national life; civic life
cell activities (esp. by a left-wing party)
fresh-frozen (e.g. fish); quickly frozen
fresh-frozen (e.g. fish); quickly frozen
finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation
banked fire; live charcoal banked up and covered with ash
a life given up to pleasure; pleasure-seeking lifestyle
(working) overtime to make ends meet (to support one's lifestyle)
a fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies; a life given to dissolute pleasures
living in seclusion; retired from the world
life of meditation; contemplative life
regular conjugation (declension, inflection)
classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "ki" and predicative in "shi")
classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "shiki" and predicative in "shi")
classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
type bar; printer bar
immunostimulant; immunostimulator
surface-active agent; surfactant
using social networks to hunt for jobs
job-hunting via a social networking service (e.g. Facebook)
to live; to exist; to bring to life
live load (e.g. on bridge); liveload
private-sphere language; language used in every day life; dialect
practising law without a license
living language; inflecting word
classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
eating sweet food
activity tracker; fitness tracker
on-street activities (performing, collecting, etc.)
decluttering
decluttering
accumulating points (in loyalty programs)
fluorochemical surfactant; fluorine-based surfactant
doing things to keep oneself warm (e.g. drinking hot beverages, taking a bath)
(making a) full comeback; coming back after a full recovery
amenities for daily life (supermarkets, post offices, banks, etc.)
living abroad; life overseas
regular conjugation; weak conjugation
noninflection; nondeclension; nonconjugation
typefounding machine; type caster
activities in the pursuit of beauty (e.g. using cosmetics, eating healthily)
chatting with men online (in exchange for money); camgirl work; (social) activities carried out online (as opposed to in person)
subversive activities; sabotage
household odor; lived-in feeling; true to life atmosphere
foundations of livelihood
active galactic nucleus; AGN
hiatus (from work; esp. in a creative field)
university life; college life
playing Pokémon GO
belief that something in print is reliable and correct
dual-residence lifestyle (e.g. one in the city and one in the countryside); having a second residence separate from one's workplace
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
personalizing and photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life
personalizing and photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life
personalizing and photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life
personalizing and photographing character stuffed toys in everyday life
creative activity; creative work; artistic creation
effective use; making effective use (of)
okyūto; dish of boiled egonori formed into gel strips, specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture; Campylaephora hypnaeoides (species of red algae); egonori
vital functions; life processes; biological activity
doing in silence; doing without speaking
afternoon tea (esp. in a hotel or cafe)
search operations; search efforts
Japan Society of Household Economics
Nikkatsu (former film company)
Aralia glabra (species of spikenard)
Examples (200 in total)
Is life here hard?
I can't imagine such a life.
His life rests on her.