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[そのひ(日)·ぐ(暮)·ら·し]
sonohigurashi
expression, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[そのひ(日)·ぐら(暮)·し]
sonohigurashi
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[そ(其)·の·ひ(日)·ぐ(暮)·ら·し]
sonohigurashi
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[そ(其)·の·ひ(日)·ぐら(暮)·し]
sonohigurashi
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Root Words:

[その + ひ(日) + く(暮)·ら·し]
sono + hi + kurashi

English Meaning(s) for その日暮らし

expression, noun
  1. financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence
  2. living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
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Meanings for each kanji in その日暮らし

» day; sun; Japan; counter for days
» livelihood; make a living; spend time

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Sample Sentences for その日暮らし

She used to live hand to mouth.
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I'm sick of this hand-to-mouth existence.
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A lot of children live from hand to mouth in this country.
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I envy your lifestyle - living day-to-day like that.
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Refugees in that camp have been living from hand to mouth for a month.
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