Word Meaning 一人暮らし

ひとりぐらし hitorigurashi

一人暮らし is read as ひとりぐらし (hitorigurashi) and means living by oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. living by oneself
  2. living alone

Reading

Kana

ひとりぐらし

Romaji

hitorigurashi

Writing Variants

  • 1人暮らし ひとりぐらし hitorigurashi
  • 独り暮らし ひとりぐらし hitorigurashi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 動物,ペット,マンション,アパート,賃貸,独身,独り身,独り者 Rank 13573 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人息子

ひとりむすこ

only son

一人娘

ひとりむすめ

only daughter

二人暮らし

ふたりぐらし

living together (of two people)

一人

ひとり

one person

一人前

いちにんまえ

adult

一人で

ひとりで

alone

一人一人

ひとりひとり

each (person)

一個人

いっこじん

private person

一人っ子

ひとりっこ

(an) only child

一人物

いちじんぶつ

person to be reckoned with

百人一首

ひゃくにんいっしゅ

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu

第一人者

だいいちにんしゃ

leading person

Example Sentences

10

Do you live alone?

Does Tom live alone?

He lives alone.

I prefer to live alone.

She lives alone.

I began living by myself.

I'm used to living alone.

My mother lives by herself.

Soon you'll get used to living by yourself.

I am accustomed to living alone.