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

(Tokyo) くらし [kùráshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

暮(く)らし • (kurashi)

life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
暮(く)らしを立(た)てる
kurashi o tateru
to make a living

Synonyms

生活(せいかつ) (seikatsu): (formal)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
暮
く > ぐ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Suffix

暮(ぐ)らし • (-gurashi)

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)

Related terms

暮(く)らす (kurasu): (verb) live a life
暮(く)れる (kureru): (verb)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN