Keyword
activity
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig154
Readings
かつ
(91%)
かっ
(5%)
(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 (427 in total)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
club activities; extracurricular activities
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
everyday life; daily life
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
living expenses
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
club activities; extracurricular activities
vitality; energy; dynamism
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
one's private life
wedded life; married life
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
living together; communal life; cohabitation
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
job hunting; job searching
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
active; dynamic; energetic
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
increase in activity; activation
one's (living) environment
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to arrange (flowers); to plant
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
vitality; ability to earn a living
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
real life; actual life; everyday life
self-support
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
living in a group; communal living; community life
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
volunteer activities; volunteerism
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
extracurricular activities
philanthropic activity; charity work
club activities; group activities
home (family, domestic) life
protest action; protest movement
sex life; sexual activities
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
practical side of life
activity; briskness; prosperity
publicity (information) activities; public relations
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
life's struggles
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
the life of the people; the people's living
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
cheerful and openhearted
activation; invigoration; stimulation
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
living in evacuation shelters
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
fund-raising activities
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
information campaign; awareness program
printing; typography
life and death; life or death
homeless people (living on the street)
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
extravehicular activity; EVA
city life; urban living
quickness; alacrity
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
keen or piercing eye
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
one's life as a consumer
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
art of living; way of life
corporate activities; business operations
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
life of faith; religious life
domestic wastewater; household effluent
livelihood support; maintenance
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
life cycle; life history
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
difficulties in living
plan for one's life; life planning
making preparations for one's death
reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)
contemporary life; present-day life
(living on a) pension; annuity
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
life in a foreign country; living abroad
narrator in Japanese silent cinema
demonstration; protest
relief activity; relief work
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
living being
life or death
looking for love; searching for a lover
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
culture of everyday life
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
independent living; means of earning one's living
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
person in need; person facing economic hardship
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
printer's; print shop
valve; faucet; tap
worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
the power of life or death
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
godan verb conjugation
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
civic activity; activities initiated by the citizens themselves
linguistic activity; language (as defined by Saussure; langue and parole)
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
class activities; homeroom activities
class activities; homeroom activities
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
activities to support one's favourite member of a boy band, girl group, etc.
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
variety of kabuki, based on historical events
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
linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour
monasticism; monastic life
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
living; livelihood
looking for a new job
hard life; life of austerity
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
suburban life; life in the suburbs
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
extra-curricular activities; special activities
writing life; period of life spent writing
business activities; business conduct; business operations
therapeutic crying for stress relief; having a good cry
results (of an activity)
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
an aesthetic existence
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
kindergarten hunting
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
activated charcoal; activated carbon
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
type printing; letterpress printing; typography
Livelihood Protection Law
(flower) vase
lifestyle magazine
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
live bait
theatrical activities; theatre work
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
printed form (of writing); print; typeface
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
a printer's; a printer
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
doing recreational activities alone; enjoying solo activities
culture of the printed word; book culture
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
animism; hylozoism
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
material life; material aspects of life
putting into print; setting in type; printing; publishing
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
compensated dating (young men with older women)
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
conjugation table; conjugation chart; declension table
environmental activist; environmentalist
use and application
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
conjugative suffix (i.e. "-iru" and "-eru" for ichidan verbs, "-i" for i-adjectives, etc.)
being full of vitality (energy); in exuberant spirits; effervescent; ebullient
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
irregular conjugation (declension, inflection); irregular verb
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
hyperactivity; overactivity
deactivation
(Japanese) Anti-Subversive Activities Act
grand Lama; living Buddha
to try to find a way out
activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life
inaction; lethargy
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
doing one's own flower arranging; marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
livelihood assistance
specialty magazine; information digest
environmental practice; environmental practices
pharmacological activity
making preparations for a divorce
conjugated word
live bait
ichidan verb conjugation
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
printing type made from wood
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
accumulating points (in loyalty programs)
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
drinking bubble tea
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
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
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait
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)
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
making preparations for a divorce
Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
pubescent angelica (Angelica pubescens)
developing a way or means
national life; civic life
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
cell activities (esp. by a left-wing party)
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
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
public opinion (sentiment) as reflected in the print media
(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)
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
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 na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")
type bar; printer bar
immunostimulant; immunostimulator
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association
Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities (1998); the NPO Law
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; conjugated 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 (peforming, collecting, etc.)
decluttering
decluttering
accumulating points (in loyalty programs)
fluorochemical surfactant; fluorine-based surfactant
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.