Kanji N3

活: lively, resuscitation, being helped

活 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning lively, resuscitation, being helped, written with 9 strokes. It is read カツ (on) and いきる, いかす, いける (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 2. You will see it in 活動 (かつどう, activity) and 生活 (せいかつ, life).

活

Meanings

  • lively
  • resuscitation
  • being helped
  • living
Strokes9
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 2
Frequency#171 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • カツ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • いきる
  • いかす
  • いける

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 活

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 活動かつどう

    activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)

    JLPT N3
  • 生活せいかつ

    life; living

    JLPT N4
  • 活用かつよう

    practical use; application; making good use of

    JLPT N3
  • 活気かっき

    energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

    JLPT N3
  • 活発かっぱつ

    lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

    JLPT N1
  • 活力かつりょく

    vitality; energy; dynamism

    JLPT N2
  • 復活ふっかつ

    revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.)

    JLPT N1
  • 活字かつじ

    (piece of) type; movable type; moveable type

    JLPT N2

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