生計

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See also: 生计

Chinese

to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
to calculate; to compute; to count
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
 
trad. (生計) 生 計
simp. (生计) 生 计
anagram 計生／计生

Pronunciation

Noun

生計

  1. livelihood

Synonyms

Verb

生計

  1. (archaic) to devise a stratagem; to work out a scheme; to draw up a plan

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生 計
せい
Grade: 1 		けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

生(せい)計(けい) • (seikei) 

  1. livelihood
    生計(せいけい)維持(いじ)者(しゃ)
    seikei iji-sha
    livelihood sustainer; breadwinner
    • 1910, 夏目漱石, 門:
      小女(こおんな)を一人使(ひとりつか)って、朝(あさ)から晩(ばん)までことりと音(おと)もしないように静(しずか)かな生計(せいけい)を立(た)てていた。
      Koonna o hitori tsukatte, asa kara ban made kotori to oto mo shinai yō ni shizukaka na seikei o tatete ita.
      They had only a young maid, and from morning to night they led a livelihood so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Derived terms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
生計

Noun

生計 • (saenggye) (hangeul 생계)

  1. hanja form? of 생계 (“livelihood”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
生計

Noun

生計

  1. chữ Hán form of sinh kế (“livelihood”)
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