“Action” or “Living” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “活”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “活” means “Vigor”, “Life” or “Judo art of resuscitation” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “活”
Jouyou Kanji “活” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | かつ(katsu) |
| Kun-Yomi | い(きる)(i(kiru)) |
| Meanings | Relive, Bring to life |
| Live, Be alive | |
| Lively, Vivid, Full of life | |
| Revive, Resuscitation |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “活”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 活火(かっか-ka kka) | Actively burning fire |
| 活火山(かっかざん or かつかざん-ka kka za n (or) ka tsu ka za n) | Active volcano |
| 活眼(かつがん-ka tsu ga n) | Insight, Keen eye, Sharp eye, Penetrating eye |
| 活気(かっき-ka kki) | Life, Vigor, Animation, Spirit, Animus, Energy |
| 活況(かっきょう-ka kkyo u) | Full swing, Activity, Briskness, Boom, Prosperity |
| 活計(かっけい-ka kke i) | Livelihood, Living |
| 活劇(かつげき-ka tsu ge ki) | ① Action film, Action movie, Action drama, ② Fighting scene, Stormy scene |
| 活殺(かっさつ-ka ssa tsu) | Life or death |
| 活殺自在(かっさつじざい-ka ssa tsu ji za i) | Having the power of life or death, Power of life or death |
| 活字(かつじ-ka tsu ji) | Type, Printing type |
| 活写(かっしゃ-ka ssha) | Vivid description, Painting a lively picture |
| 活社会(かっしゃかい-ka ssha ka ki) | Real life, Real world |
| 活人(かつじん-ka tsu ji n) | ① Living person, ② Saving someone’s life |
| 活人画(かつじんが-ka tsu ji n ga) | Painting like scene that are created using real person |
| 活人剣(かつじんぇん-ka tsu ji n ke n) | Life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used) |
| 活性(かっせい-ka sse i) | ① Active, Liveness, ② Reactivity |
| 活栓(かっせん-ka sse n) | Valve, Faucet, Tap |
| 活塞(かっそく-ka sso ku) | Piston |
| 活動(かつどう-ka tsu do u) | Activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano etc), Action |
| 活発(かっぱつ-ka ppa tsu) | Lively, Active, Vigorous, Animated, Brisk |
| 活版(かっぱん-ka ppa n) | Letterpress printing, Type-printing, Typography |
| 活舞台(かつぶたい-ka tsu bu ta i) | The place where a person can work vigorously |
| 活仏(かつぶつ-ka tsu bu tsu) | ① Living Buddha, ② Grand Lama |
| 活物(かつぶつ-ka tsu bu tsu) | Living being |
| 活弁(かつべん-ka tsu be n) | Silent movie narrator |
| 活躍(かつやく-ka tsu ya ku) | Activity (esp. energetic or successful), Great efforts, Active participation |
| 活喩(かつゆ-ka tsu yu) | Prosopopoeia, Personification |
| 活用(かつよう-ka tsu yo u) | Practical use, Application, Making good use of, Putting to good use, Capitalizing on |
| 活用形(かつようけい-ka tsu yo u ke i) | Inflectional form, Inflections, Conjugational form |
| 活用語(かつようご-ka tsu yo u go) | Conjugated word, Conjugational word |
| 活力(かつりょく-ka tsu ryo ku) | Vitality, Vigor, Stamina |
| 活路(かつろ-ka tsu ro) | Means of survival, Means of escape, Way out of a difficulty |
| 快活(かいかつ-ka i ka tsu) | Cheerful, Jolly, Lighthearted |
| 死活(しかつ-shi ka tsu) | Life and/or death |
| 自活(じかつ-ji ka tsu) | Self‐support |
| 生活(せいかつ-se i ka tsu) | Life, Living |
| 復活(ふっかつ-fu kka tsu) | Reinstatement, Revival, Resurrection, Restoration, Revival, Revitalization, Revitalisation, Revivification |
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