生かす

verb (godan)いかす · ikasu

1. Englishto make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

   • 彼はわずかな収入を精一杯活かした。He made the best of his small income.

2. Englishto let live; to keep alive

   • 自分も生き、他人も生かせ。Live and let live.

3. Englishto revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life

   • 心停止の患者を応急処置で生かした。We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.

4. Englishto restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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