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活躍 [ichi1,news1,nf04]
【かつやく [ichi1,news1,nf04] 】

[n,vs,vi]
▶ activity (esp. energetic or successful)
▶ great efforts
▶ active participation

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2747810 大活躍【だいかつやく】 1. being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

[n,vs,vi] [obs]
▶ walking about with great vigor

Conjugations

History:

6.	A 2025-11-25 23:45:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2025-11-25 17:59:23 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	A couple of my smaller kokugos refer to our second sense as the original (「もと、…」) meaning. The others don't mention it. Not in the JEs either.
	Diff:	@@ -27,0 +28 @@ +<misc>&obs;</misc>
4.	A 2021-12-30 14:12:36 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2021-12-29 11:49:24
	Diff:	@@ -22 +22 @@ -<gloss>active partipication</gloss> +<gloss>active participation</gloss>
2.	A 2021-12-22 20:48:30 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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1.	A* 2021-12-17 09:49:46 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	mk daij
	Comments:	A native speaker explained to me.once you can't say 活躍 when you're talking about yourself because it's not appropriately humble, you should say 活動 instead. sense 2 can be impeoves (and is prob dated? wagahai wa neko example)
	Diff:	@@ -18 +18,3 @@ -<gloss>activity (esp. energetic)</gloss> +<pos>&vs;</pos> +<pos>&vi;</pos> +<gloss>activity (esp. energetic or successful)</gloss> @@ -20 +22 @@ -<gloss>conspicuous service</gloss> +<gloss>active partipication</gloss> @@ -22,0 +25 @@ +<pos>&n;</pos> @@ -24,3 +27,2 @@ -<gloss>to flourish</gloss> -<gloss>to participate actively</gloss> -<gloss>to play an active role</gloss> +<pos>&vi;</pos> +<gloss>walking about with great vigor</gloss>

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