活かつ路ろ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

way out; means of survival; escape route

Refers to a path or means to overcome a difficult situation, often used in phrases like 活路を見出す (find a way out) or 活路を開く (open up a way).

不ふ況きょうの中なか、新あらたな活かつ路ろを見み出いだす必ひつ要ようがある。
In this recession, we need to find a new way out.
彼かれは海かい外がい市し場じょうに活かつ路ろを求もとめた。
He sought a means of survival in overseas markets.

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Usage patterns

活路かつろを見出みいだすto find a way out (of a difficult situation)
苦くるしい経けい営えい状じょう況きょうの中なかで、新しん規き事じ業ぎょうに活かつ路ろを見出みいだした。
Amid tough business conditions, they found a way forward through a new venture.
活かつ路ろを開ひらくto open up a way out
会かい社しゃは海かい外がい市し場じょうへの進しん出しゅつで活かつ路ろを開ひらいた。
The company opened up a path to survival by expanding into overseas markets.
〈事こと〉に活かつ路ろを求もとめるto seek a way out in something
彼かれは新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつに活かつ路ろを求もとめた。
He sought a way forward through new technology.

Kanji

活lively, resuscitation, being helped
路path, route, road

Related words

打だ開かい策さく
打開策 is a concrete measure or plan to break a deadlock, while 活路 refers more broadly to the path or opportunity for survival itself.
逃にげ道みちN1
逃げ道 emphasizes escaping from danger or blame, whereas 活路 focuses on finding a way to survive or succeed in a difficult situation.
抜ぬけ道みち
抜け道 often implies a loophole or shortcut (sometimes underhanded), while 活路 has a more positive, effortful connotation of overcoming hardship.
出で口ぐちN5
出口 is a literal physical exit, while 活路 is a figurative way out of a difficult or dangerous situation.

Word family

活かつ路ろ開かい拓たく
developing a way or means; finding a path forward

Etymology

Compound of 活 (activity, life) and 路 (path, route), literally 'path to life/activity'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.