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What does 暮らす (くらす, kurasu) mean?

暮らす (くらす, kurasu) means to live, to get by.

Quick facts
Readingくらす
Romajikurasu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くらす
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkurasu

to live, to get by

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to make a living; to earn a livelihood
  3. 3godan verb · transitive · intransitive to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing); to live
  4. 4suffix · godan verb to do daily; to do all day long; to continue doing

Example sentences

  • I live alone in the city.

  • I live happily with my family.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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