Word details

食い扶持

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い扶持.

Dictionary

Entry

食い扶持食いぶちいぶちNounFreq #39632
1

food expenses; cost of one's board

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

aid, help, assist

7 strokesFrequency 1,879JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

たす.ける

hold, have

9 strokesFrequency 119JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

も.つ-も.ちも.てる

Nanori

もちもつ

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