JLPT N3 · Home & bills

一人暮らし

ひとりぐらし

living alone

Stroke order of 一人暮らし

5 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes 人 · 2 strokes暮 · 14 strokesら · 2 strokes し · 1 strokes

Memory trick

一 is one stroke, 人 is a person, 暮 is the sun 日 sinking among grass: one person living day to day.

Parts: 一 one + 人 person + 暮 live + らし kana

The characters in 一人暮らし

一いち — one (1 strokes)
人ひと — person (2 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
しし — shi (1 strokes)

Example sentence

来年から一人暮らしをします。

らいねんからひとりぐらしをします。

I will start living alone next year.

Words with 一

一one 一つone (thing)一人one person; alone 一万ten thousand 一万円10,000 yen 一本one (long thing)一枚one (flat thing)一冊one (book)一台one (machine; vehicle)一匹one (small animal)一杯one cup; full 一回once; one time 一階first floor 一番number one; best; most 一時one o'clock 一分one minute 一時間one hour 一週間one week

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people 何人how many people 人person 日本人Japanese person 一人っ子only child 大人adult 男の人man 女の人woman 外国人foreigner 友人friend 人口population 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life

Words with 暮

暮らすto live (one's life)

More words: Home & bills

光熱費utility costs 水道water supply 電気代electricity bill 管理人building manager 大家landlord 住宅housing; residence 団地housing complex 家庭home; household

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