noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. activity (esp. energetic or successful), great efforts, active participation.
  2. walking about with great vigor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
活躍 かつやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lively, resuscitation, being helped
カツ い.きる (2nd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
leap, dance, skip
ヤク おど.る おどり (7th, N1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ ジャク タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)