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JLPT N3 · Home & daily life

暮らす

くらす

to live (one's life)

Stroke order of 暮らす

3 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

暮 · 14 strokesら · 2 strokesす · 2 strokes

Memory trick

As the sun 日 sets behind the grass 莫 day after day, you go on living your life.

Parts: 暮 sunset; livelihood (莫 sun sinking into grass + 日 sun) + らす kana ending

The characters in 暮らす

  • ら ら — ra (2 strokes)
  • す す — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

家族と東京で暮らしています。

かぞくととうきょうでくらしています。

I live in Tokyo with my family.

Words with 暮

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