日暮らし
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 暮 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
く > ぐ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 日暮 日暮し |
Etymology
Compound of 日 (hi, “day”) + 暮らし (kurashi, “living, subsistence”).
The kurashi shifted to gurashi over time, an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
日暮らし or 日暮らし • (higurashi or hikurashi)
Derived terms
- 蜩, 晩蝉, 茅蜩 (higurashi, “evening cicada”)
- 日暮の門 (higurashi-no-mon)
- その日暮らし, 其の日暮らし (sono higurashi, “living hand-to-mouth”)