Meaning

Primary

Living Alone

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If 暮らす is "to live" or "to live one's life," then to live one's life as 一人, means you are living alone.

Reading

ひとりぐらし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the vocab readings from 一人 and 暮らす.

Context

Context Sentences

一人暮らしをしているので、冬時間が始まった時に、時計を一時間遅らせることを忘れてしまいました。

I’m living alone and I forgot to set my clock back an hour when the winter time started.

Kanji Composition