一人暮らし

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 人 暮
ひと
Grade: 1		 り
Grade: 1		 く > ぐ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
独り暮らし
ひとり暮らし
一人暮し
ひとり暮し
独り暮し

Etymology

From 一人 (“alone”) +‎ 暮らし (“living”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひとりぐ​らし [hìtórígúꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çi̥to̞ɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

一(ひと)人(り)暮(ぐ)らし • (hitori gurashi) 

  1. living by oneself; living alone
    一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らし老人(ろうじん)
    hitori gurashi rōjin
    an old person who lives alone

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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