サバイバルsabaibaru

1. nounsurvival

• Synonym生存せいぞんWrittenFormal word for staying alive or maintaining life, as in 「生存者」 and 「生存率」; unlike 「サバイバル」 it does not stress extreme conditions.
• Synonym生き残りいきのこりNeutralSurviving or staying alive; also a survivor, as in 「事故の生き残り」 or 「生き残りをかける」. 「サバイバル」 suggests extreme conditions.
• SynonymサヴァイヴァルNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「サバイバル」, closer to the English sound, with the same meaning; less common — 「サバイバル」 is the usual form.
• Synonym生き残ることNeutralExplanatory phrase meaning to stay alive. As a noun, 「生き残り」 is usual; 「サバイバル」 suggests survival under extreme conditions.
• Related生残せいざんWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for surviving; formal and rare. 「サバイバル」 stresses struggling to stay alive in extreme conditions.

Use 「サバイバル」 for staying alive under extreme conditions; it also forms loan compounds such as 「サバイバルゲーム」, a mock-combat game. In formal prose choose 「生存」; for surviving or a survivor, 「生き残り」. 「生残」 is a rare written variant, 「サヴァイヴァル」 an alternate spelling.

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1. 極限きょくげん状態じょうたいで生存せいぞんすること。