生かす

いかす

to make (the best) use of

N1 #6,860

Meanings

also 活かす

  1. godan verb, transitive to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
  2. to let live; to keep alive
  3. to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
  4. to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

Its kanji

In sentences

魚さかなは生いかしておくよ。 I'll keep the fish alive. #10712752

その魚さかなは生いかしておこう。 I will keep the fish alive. #211433

生いかしてはおかぬ。 He must not live. #5214282

己おのれも生いき他ほかも生いかせ。 Live and let live. #174556

トムを生いかしておけ。 Let Tom live. #3506616

自分じぶんも生いき、他人たにんも生いかせ。 Live and let live. #149745

君きみを生いかすも殺ころすも僕ぼく次第しだいだ。 It's up to me whether I kill you or let you live! #176763

彼かれは自分じぶんの経験けいけんをうまく生いかした。 He turned his experience to good account. #105010