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生業

業わい

Readings

Kana: せいぎょう、なりわい、すぎわい、すぎあい
Romaji: seigyō, nariwai, sugiwai, sugiai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

occupation; livelihood; calling

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

Example Sentences

生業(なりわい)苦情(くじょう)()うな。
➥Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.
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聖職者(せいしょくしゃ)人生(じんせい)落伍者(らくごしゃ)(ほう)味方(みかた)して、勝利者(しょうりしゃ)説得(せっとく)し、(あゆ)()らせることを生業(なりわい)としているようにおもえる。
➥The priest seems to make it a practice to climb on the underdog's bandwagon and persuade the other side to compromise.
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庶民(しょみん)のなりわいは、(こめ)をつくることだった。
➥The ordinary people had their livelihood in farming rice.
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