1.
to live, to spend time
To pass one's life or time.
田舎で暮らす。
To live in the countryside.
一人で暮らしている。
I'm living alone.
幸せに暮らす。
To live happily.
静かに暮らしたい。
I want to live quietly.
家族と暮らす。
To live with family.
平和に暮らす。
To live peacefully.
2.
to make a living
To support oneself financially.
年金で暮らしている。
I'm living on a pension.
少ないお金で暮らす。
To get by on little money.
給料だけで暮らせる。
I can live on my salary alone.
自給自足で暮らす。
To live self-sufficiently.
アルバイトだけで暮らすのは大変だ。
It's tough to get by on just a part-time job.
暮らす is an intransitive godan verb meaning to live (lifestyle) or make a living.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- No transitive pair
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜で暮らす: to live in (place)
- 〜と暮らす: to live with (person)
- 〜で暮らす: to live on (income)
- 幸せに暮らす: to live happily
CONTRAST:
- 暮らす: lifestyle, how one spends daily life
- 住む: residence, where one lives (location-focused)
- 生きる: to be alive, to live (existence)
RELATED WORDS:
- 暮らし: life, living, livelihood
- 一人暮らし: living alone
- 日暮らし: daily life; day-to-day living
The ている form 暮らしている describes an ongoing living situation.