一人暮らし

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
く > ぐ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
独り暮らし
ひとり暮らし
一人暮し
ひとり暮し
独り暮し

Etymology

From 一人 (alone) +‎ 暮らし (living).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと)()()らし (hitori gurashi

  1. living by oneself; living alone
    一人(ひとり)()らし老人(ろうじん)
    hitori gurashi rōjin
    an old person who lives alone

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN