other N2 common casualpolitewritten

〜を活かす — to make the most of ~

〜を活かす・いかす

Meaning

to make the most of ~ / put ~ to good use / leverage ~ — actively draw on an existing strength, skill, or resource so it isn't wasted

留学りゅうがくの経験けいけんを仕事しごとに活いかしたい。

I want to make the most of my study-abroad experience in my work.

Attaches to	Form	Example
Noun (an asset: skill, experience, material) + を	Nを活いかす	才能さいのうを活いかす / 素材そざいを活いかす

彼女かのじょは語学力ごがくりょくを活いかして通訳つうやくになった。

She leveraged her language skills to become an interpreter.

残のこり物ものを活いかして料理りょうりを作つくった。

I made a dish by putting the leftovers to good use.

活いかす is the transitive partner of 生いきる ('to live / be alive'); both can be written 生いかす, but 活いかす is preferred for 'make the most of'.

Jengo shows 〜を活かす the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

Sources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references. Editorial confidence: medium.