What is the Kanji for "Livelihood"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Livelihood", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Livelihood" is "暮".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ku".

Its onyomi reading is "Bo".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "莫" . And The kanji "日" means "Day" and "Sun" and can be read as "Jitsu", "Nichi", "Hi", and "Ka".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "暮" mean in japanese?

"暮" means "Livelihood".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

暮らす: "Live". The Japanese verb '暮らす (くらす)' means 'to live'. It is used to describe the act of living or residing in a particular place. For example: I live in Tokyo - (私は東京に暮らしています). They live in a small house - (彼らは小さな家に暮らしています).

暮らし: "Life". The Japanese noun '暮らし (くらし)' means 'life'. It refers to one's everyday existence and routine, including activities, habits, and lifestyle. It can be used to describe a person's standard of living, daily routine, or overall way of living. For example: Her life is very simple - (彼女の暮らしはとてもシンプルです). I want to change my lifestyle - (私は暮らしを変えたいです).

暮れ: "End" or "Dusk". The Japanese noun '暮れ (くれ)' refers to the end or close of the day, specifically the time around dusk or sunset. It can be used to describe the fading light and approaching darkness as the day comes to a close. For example: It's getting dark as the day draws to an end - (一日が暮れて来る). The sun is setting and dusk is approaching - (日が暮れて来る).

お歳暮: "Winter gift" or "Year-end gift". お歳暮 (おせいぼ)' refers to a gift that is given at the end of the year, typically around the new year holiday season. It is a Japanese tradition to give such gifts to family, friends, business associates, and others as a way to express gratitude and maintain social relationships. Examples: I received a winter gift from my boss - (上司からお歳暮をもらった). She sent us a year-end gift - (彼女は年末にお歳暮を送ってくれた).

夕暮れ: "Dusk". The Japanese noun '夕暮れ (ゆうぐれ)' refers to the time of day when the sun is setting and the sky begins to grow dark. It describes the transition between daylight and nightfall, often with beautiful, warm colors in the sky. This word is commonly used to describe the atmospheric quality of the early evening hours. For example: The sky was painted in stunning shades at dusk - (夕暮れに空は美しい色に彩られていた). I love watching the dusk settle in - (夕暮れの訪れを見ているのが好きです).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぼ" is read as "bo". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.