せいかつ
Meanings
Noun
1. 生活していく上で必要な費用。
Kanji used
life
activity
expense
Pitch accent
いかつ
いか
つひ
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Composed of
① 人が暮らすこと。生き続けるのに必要な反復される一連の行動。② 動植物などの生命体が生きて活動すること。③ ある特定の領域に係る活動。特にその分野を、主な収入源とする場合。④ 生命を有していること。
cost; expense
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
Examples (15 in total)
The cost of living is soaring.
The cost of living in Japan is going down.
Living costs are getting higher.
The cost of living in Tokyo is very high.
My living expense is rising year by year.
The pension is not sufficient for living expenses.
You had better cut down your living expenses.
They had better cut down their living expenses.
My brother still depends on our parents for his living expenses.
I've got to earn my own living.
The cost of living has greatly risen in the past ten years.
She earns her living by playing the violin.
Junko still depends on her parents for her living expenses.
They often complain about the cost of living in Tokyo.
According to the newspaper, the cost of living in Tokyo is the highest in the world.