暮らし

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
暮
く
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
暮し

Etymology 1

From the nominalization of 暮(く)らす (kurasu).

Pronunciation

Noun

暮(く)らし • (kurashi) 

  1. life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
    暮(く)らしを立(た)てる
    kurashi o tateru
    to make a living
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
暮
く > ぐ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Suffix

暮(ぐ)らし • (-gurashi) 

  1. life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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