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Meaning of 明け暮れる(あけくれる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

明け暮れる
Kana Reading
あけくれる
Romaji
akekureru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

Example Sentences

明け暮れる, あけくれる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
明け暮れる
Plain Polite
明け暮れます
Negative
明け暮れない
Negative Polite
明け暮れません

Past

Plain
明け暮れた
Plain Polite
明け暮れました
Negative
明け暮れなかった
Negative Polite
明け暮れませんでした

Te

Plain
明け暮れて
Plain Polite
明け暮れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
明け暮れられる
Plain Polite
明け暮れられます
Negative
明け暮れられない
Negative Polite
明け暮れられません

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JLPT 3

livelihood, make a living, spend time

On:

Kun: く.れる, く.らす

14 strokes

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JLPT 4

bright, light

On: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

8 strokes

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