暮らし

くらし · kurashi · JLPT N3 · noun

life

🏡 暮らす = pass the day till dusk, so 暮らし = how you live day to day

暮 has 日 (sun) sinking under 艹 (grass); it is the evening kanji, as in 暮れる, to grow dark. 暮らす first meant to get through the day until nightfall, and 暮らし is the daily living that comes from it.

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