Word Meaning 飯の食い上げ

めしのくいあげ meshi no kuiage

飯の食い上げ is read as めしのくいあげ (meshi no kuiage) and means losing one's means of livelihood.

Meaning

English

  1. losing one's means of livelihood

Reading

Kana

めしのくいあげ

Romaji

meshi no kuiage

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 126605 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お飯の食い上げ

おまんまのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

飯が食えない

めしがくえない

cannot make a living

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

臭い飯を食う

くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

冷飯食い

ひやめしぐい

someone who is received coldly

冷や飯を食う

ひやめしをくう

to depend on someone for food and lodging

めし

cooked rice

飯店

はんてん

Chinese restaurant

売り上げ

うりあげ

amount sold

仕上げ

しあげ

finish

切り上げ

きりあげ

revaluation