Word Meaning 糊口を凌ぐ

ここうをしのぐ kokou o shinogu

糊口を凌ぐ is read as ここうをしのぐ (kokou o shinogu) and means to eke out a living.

Meaning

English

  1. to eke out a living
  2. to get a bare livelihood
  3. to live from hand to mouth

Reading

Kana

ここうをしのぐ

Romaji

kokou o shinogu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 158145 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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糊口

ここう

bare livelihood

口凌ぎ

くちしのぎ

living from hand to mouth

口を糊する

くちをのりする

to eke out a living

のり

clothing starch

凌ぐ

しのぐ

to endure

入り口

いりぐち

entrance

悪口

わるぐち

slander

河口

かこう

mouth of river

早口

はやぐち

fast-talking

出入り口

でいりぐち

exit and entrance

大口

おおぐち

big mouth

人口

じんこう

common talk

Example Sentences

1

ここをしのぐのがやっとだ。

I can barely make ends meet.