Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

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 edit

From 一人 (alone) +‎ 暮らし (living).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(ひと)()()らし (hitori gurashi

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

References edit

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