生きながらえる いきながらえる Also written 生き長らえる, 生き永らえる, 生き存える Meanings Ichidan verb, Intransitive to live long; to survive Kanji 生 life. Read as いきる. Example sentences 彼は妻の死後、何年も生きながらえていた。He survived his wife for many years. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists