This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

私は薄給で何とか暮らしています。

Sentence Analyzer

薄給 何とか 暮らしています

English Translation

I manage to live on a small income.

Furigana

(わたし)薄給(はっきゅう)(なん)とか()らしています。

Romanji

Watashi wa hakkyū de nantoka kurashiteimasu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
薄給 (はっきゅう)
small salary; meagre salary; meager salary
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
何とか (なんとか)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
暮らす (くらす)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time