1.
living, livelihood
The way one lives or earns a living.
2.
life, lifestyle
One's daily life and how it is conducted.
暮らし describes how one lives day-to-day.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 暮らしが楽だ/きつい (life is easy/hard)
- 暮らしを立てる (to make a living)
- 暮らし向き (living conditions)
AS SUFFIX (becomes ぐらし):
- 一人暮らし (living alone)
- 二人暮らし (living as a couple)
- 田舎暮らし (country living)
- 都会暮らし (city living)
RELATED WORDS:
- 暮らす (to live)
- 生活 (life, livelihood - more formal)
Related Words
Related:
生活 (life (formal))