jmdict 1587070 Active (id#2273567)
生かす [ichi1,news1,nf12] 活かす
いかす [ichi1,news1,nf12]
  1. [v5s,vt]
    • to make (the best) use of
    • to put to good use
    • to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.)
    • to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
  2. (生かす only) [v5s,vt]
    • to let live
    • to keep alive
  3. (生かす only) [v5s,vt]
    • to revive
    • to resuscitate
    • to bring back to life
  4. [v5s,vt]
    • to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
History:
    • A 2023-07-28 23:28:45 Jim Breen (id#2273567)
    • Comments
      I think they are best as restrictions. Most JEs don't even have 活かす.
    • Diff
      @@ -27,0 +28 @@
      +<stagk>生かす</stagk>
      @@ -30 +30,0 @@
      -<s_inf>esp. 生かす</s_inf>
      @@ -34,0 +35 @@
      +<stagk>生かす</stagk>
      @@ -37 +37,0 @@
      -<s_inf>esp. 生かす</s_inf>
    • A* 2023-07-28 15:45:34 Marcus Aseth (id#2273540)
    • Comments
      the reference above says "生命を保たせる意味で「活かす」は使用しない" - I was trying to include this information, but I don't know if that's the correct way
    • Refs
      https://chigai-allguide.com/cw0052/
    • Diff
      @@ -29,0 +30 @@
      +<s_inf>esp. 生かす</s_inf>
      @@ -35,0 +37 @@
      +<s_inf>esp. 生かす</s_inf>
    • A 2018-06-24 23:51:08 Jim Breen
    • A* 2018-06-18 16:15:12 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      Added sense.
    • Refs
      gg5, daij
    • Diff
      @@ -22,0 +23 @@
      +<gloss>to put to good use</gloss>
      @@ -24 +25 @@
      -<gloss>to capitalise on (experience, etc)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to capitalise on (experience, etc.)</gloss>
      @@ -36,0 +38,6 @@
      +<gloss>to bring back to life</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5s;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<gloss>to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)</gloss>
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