Word details

その日暮らし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word その日暮らし.

Dictionary

Entry

その日暮らしその日暮し其の日暮らし其の日暮しのひぐらしNounExpressionFreq #55317
1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence

Examples
彼はその日暮らしをしている。
He's living from hand to mouth.
2

living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

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

14 strokesFrequency 978JLPT N2Grade 6

On

Kun

く.れるく.らす

Nanori

ぐらしぐれ

that

8 strokesFrequency 1,930Grade 9

On

Kun

それその

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