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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

生き生きする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a state of being full of life, energy, or freshness; often used for people, expressions, or descriptions.

〈人ひと〉が生いき生いきしているsomeone looks lively/full of life
彼かの女じょは仕し事ごとをしているとき、いつも生いき生いきしている。
She always looks so full of life when she's working.
生いき生いきとした〈物もの〉a vivid, lively ~ (expression, color, description, etc.)
この絵えは生いき生いきとした色いろ使づかいが特とく徴ちょうだ。
This painting is characterized by its vivid use of color.
生いき生いきと〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a lively, energetic way
子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんで生いき生いきと遊あそんでいた。
The children were playing energetically in the park.
目めが生いき生いきしているone's eyes sparkle with life
新あたらしい仕し事ごとを始はじめてから、彼かれの目めは生いき生いきしている。
Since starting his new job, his eyes have been sparkling with energy.

活かっ発ぱつN2
活発 describes an active, energetic personality or behavior, while 生き生き highlights a vivid, fresh sense of vitality in appearance or expression.
元げん気きN5
元気 is a general word for being healthy and energetic, whereas 生き生き specifically conveys a vivid, spirited liveliness in look or manner.
はつらつ
溌剌 is a more literary word for vigorous, sparkling energy, while 生き生き is the everyday term for the same vivid liveliness.
躍やく如じょ
生き生き is a common everyday adverb for 'vividly, lively', while 躍如 is a literary, formal expression used mainly in writing.
ビビッド
生き生き describes liveliness and animation, especially in people or expressions, whereas ビビッド focuses on the intensity or clarity of colors and images.

陰いん気きN1
陰気 describes a gloomy, lifeless atmosphere or mood, the opposite of the vivid vitality expressed by 生き生き.
しょんぼりN1
いきいき describes a lively, vibrant look or manner, the opposite of the drooping, dejected impression given by しょんぼり.
どんよりN1
生き生き describes eyes or an expression that are vivid and full of life, contrasting with どんより's dull, lifeless glaze.

Reduplication of the verb 生きる (to live), emphasizing a state of being full of life.