Vocabulary

What does 生計 (せいけい, seikei) mean?

生計 (せいけい, seikei) means livelihood.

Quick facts
Readingせいけい
Romajiseikei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せいけい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseikei

livelihood

  1. 1noun livelihood; living

Example sentences

  • I make my living through farming.

  • I'm struggling because making a living is hard.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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