Meaning of 生業 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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生業, 業わい
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Kana Readingせいぎょう, なりわい
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Romajiseigyō, nariwai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- occupation; livelihood; calling
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Example Sentences
生業, 業わい, せいぎょう, なりわい used in context
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The ordinary people had their livelihood in farming rice.
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聖職者は人生
じんせい の落伍者らくごし の方する ゃかた に味方かた しする てする 、勝利者し を説得する ょうりしする ゃせっとく しする 、歩み寄らせるあゆみよる ことを生業せいぎょう としする てする いるようにおもえる。The priest seems to make it a practice to climb on the underdog's bandwagon and persuade the other side to compromise.
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Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
life, genuine, birth
On: セイ, ショウ
Kun: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う
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