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])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

暮(く)らし • (kurashi) 

1. 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) 

1. 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)