いかす
to utilize
活かすことが大切です。
It is important to utilize.
This verb often appears in JLPT listening and reading sections. Know its common collocations. N2 vocabulary — this word appears in formal writing and news articles.
From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
「試合に負けた。___、それを経験として次に活かすべきだ。」の___に入ることばはどれですか？
Answer: とはいえ
「いかす」を漢字で書くと（活かすの意味で）？
Answer: 活かす
