暮らし

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
  • 一人暮(ひとりぐ)らし (hitorigurashi): living alone, single life
  • 二人暮(ふたりぐ)らし (futarigurashi)
  • 海外暮(かいがいぐ)らし (kaigaigurashi)
  • 貧乏暮(びんぼうぐ)らし (binbōgurashi)
  • 実家暮(じっかぐ)らし (jikkagurashi)
  • 田舎暮(いなかぐ)らし (inakagurashi)
  • 日暮(ひぐ)らし (higurashi)
  • その日暮(ひぐ)らし (sonohigurashi)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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