生かす
いかす
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)- to let live; to keep alive
- to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
- to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 生かすいかす | 生かしますいかします |
| Negative | 生かさないいかさない | 生かしませんいかしません |
| Past | 生かしたいかした | 生かしましたいかしました |
| Past negative | 生かさなかったいかさなかった | 生かしませんでしたいかしませんでした |
| Te-form | 生かしていかして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 生かせるいかせる |
| Passive | 生かされるいかされる |
| Causative | 生かさせるいかさせる |
| Volitional | 生かそういかそう |
| Imperative | 生かせいかせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 生かせばいかせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 生かしたらいかしたら |
Example sentences
生かしてはおかぬ。
He must not live.
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Live and let live.
トムを生かしておけ。
Let Tom live.
魚は生かしておくよ。
I'll keep the fish alive.
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I will keep the fish alive.
More examples (10)
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Live and let live.
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It's up to me whether I kill you or let you live!
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He turned his experience to good account.
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He died, so we might live.
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He made good use of the money.
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We made the best of that bad situation.
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We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
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We made the most of the opportunity.
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He makes good use of his abilities.
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He turned his artistic gifts to good account by becoming a painter.