生き残り
Meanings
1
survival; remaining alive
The state or fact of having survived, often after a disaster, war, or difficult period.
Survival after the earthquake was a miracle.
His survival can only be described as good luck.
2
A person who has survived, or something that remains from the past. When referring to a person, it often carries a sense of having endured hardship.
He is the sole survivor of that accident.
This building is a relic from before the war.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の生き残りa survivor of <event>
As a survivor of the war, he continued to tell his story.
- 生き残りをかけるto stake one's survival (on something)
The company staked its survival on a new strategy.
- 生き残り戦略survival strategy
The company is exploring a survival strategy.
- 唯一の生き残りthe sole survivor
He was the sole survivor of the accident.