暮
暮

evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

14 strokesFrequency 978JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボ

Kun

く.れるく.らす

Nanori

ぐらしぐれぽ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

livelihoodtwilight

Constituents

?day2
?flowers
莫graveyard
?St. Bernard
?sun2
大large
日day
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

At twilight, there must not be much sun remaining.

A vampire's livelihood (life circumstances) depends on the night; he must not ever be caught out in the sun.

Dictionary

Common Words

暮らす暮すくらすIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #985
1

to live; to get along

Examples
１日１ドルでアメリカで暮らしていけると思いますか。
Do you think you can live on a dollar a day in America?
2

to spend (time)

暮らし暮しくらしNounNoun suffixFreq #2900
1

Usu. ぐらし as a suffix

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

Examples
もっと良い暮らしができますように。
May God show us a better life!
日が暮れるひがくれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #6477
1

to set (sun); to become dark

暮れるくれる昏れる眩れる暗れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7745
1

to get dark; to grow dark

Examples
冬の日は速く暮れる。
The night falls fast in winter.
2

to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close

3

to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with

夕暮れゆうぐれ夕暮NounFreq #8897
1

evening; dusk; twilight

Examples
その校舎は夕暮れの中にきらきらと輝いていた。
The school building was a blaze of light in the evening darkness.
一人暮らし１人暮らしひとりぐらし独り暮らしNounFreq #9561
1

living by oneself; living alone

Examples
マユコは一人暮らしに耐えられない。
Mayuko can't bear living alone.
途方に暮れる途方にくれるとほうにくれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #9776
1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

Examples
次に何をすればよいか彼は途方にくれた。
He didn't know what to do next.
《野暮》やぼヤボNoun～な Adj.Freq #11765
1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive; thoughtless; dumb

Examples
・・・言いたいことは色々あるのだが、ここで口を挟むのは野暮というもの。
There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.
明け暮れるあけくれるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #16867
1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to be absorbed (in)

2

to pass (of days)

日暮れ日ぐれ日暮ひぐれNounFreq #22397
1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

Examples
日暮れ前にキャンプに戻った。
We came back to camp before dark.
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