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jmdict 1208450 Active (id: 2171694)
活躍 [ichi1,news1,nf04]
かつやく [ichi1,news1,nf04]
1. [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
2. [n,vs,vi]
▶ walking about with great vigor

Conjugations


History:
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...>
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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