Word details
食うや食わず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食うや食わず.
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Entry
1
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
食
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
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