Word Meaning その日暮らし

そのひぐらし sonohigurashi

その日暮らし is read as そのひぐらし (sonohigurashi) and means financially scraping by.

Meaning

English

  1. financially scraping by
  2. meagre existence (meager)
  3. hand to mouth existence
  4. living one's life without plan
  5. living life day-by-day
  6. taking life one day at a time

Reading

Kana

そのひぐらし

Romaji

sonohigurashi

Writing Variants

  • その日暮し そのひぐらし sonohigurashi
  • 其の日暮し そのひぐらし so no higurashi
  • 其の日暮らし そのひぐらし so no higurashi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 115727 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日暮らし

ひぐらし

from morning to evening

日暮れて道遠し

ひくれてみちとおし

the day is short, and the work is much

日暮れ

ひぐれ

twilight

日差し

ひざし

sunlight

暮らし

くらし

(way of) life

一人暮らし

ひとりぐらし

living by oneself

二人暮らし

ふたりぐらし

living together (of two people)

実家暮らし

じっかぐらし

living with one's parents

日干し

ひぼし

sun-dried

田舎暮らし

いなかぐらし

country living

期日

きじつ

deadline

Example Sentences

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I live from hand to mouth.

He's living from hand to mouth.

I'm sick of this hand-to-mouth existence.

Tom lives from hand to mouth.

I envy your lifestyle - living day-to-day like that.

Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.

Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.

Tom has been without regular employment for several years, and is living from hand to mouth.