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日暮らし

日暮し

Reading

Kana: ひぐらし
Romaji: higurashi
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Definition

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day-to-day existence; living hand-to-mouth

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Example Sentences

(かれ)らはその()()らしだ。
➥They live from hand to mouth.
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(かれ)はその()()らしをしている。
➥He's living from hand to mouth.
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(かれ)らはその()()らしをしている。
➥They live from hand to mouth.
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(かれ)はその日暮(ひぐら)しをしている。
➥He lives from hand to mouth.
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彼女(かのじょ)はその()()らしの(おんな)だった。
➥She used to live hand to mouth.
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当時(とうじ)私達(わたしたち)はその()()らしだった。
➥We lived from hand to mouth in those days.
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