Word Meaning 飯が食えない

めしがくえない meshi ga kuenai

飯が食えない is read as めしがくえない (meshi ga kuenai) and means cannot make a living.

Meaning

English

  1. cannot make a living

Reading

Kana

めしがくえない

Romaji

meshi ga kuenai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 143025 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飯の食い上げ

めしのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

冷飯食い

ひやめしぐい

someone who is received coldly

お飯の食い上げ

おまんまのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

臭い飯を食う

くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

冷や飯を食う

ひやめしをくう

to depend on someone for food and lodging

飯綱使い

いづなつかい

keeper of an izuna (fox-like spirit)

めし

cooked rice

飯店

はんてん

Chinese restaurant

飲み食い

のみくい

food and drink

立ち食い

たちぐい

eating while standing