READING  ボ、く-れる、く-らす
MEANING  livelihood
JLPT level N3 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
くらす
to live, to get along, to spend (time)
あけくれ
morning and evening, all the time
せいぼ
end of the year, year-end gift
ちょうれいぼかい
an unsettled course of action, (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
うすぐれ
evening, twilight
 
Example sentences
暮らす
高給をとっていたので、彼は安楽に暮らすことができた。
His high salary enabled him to live in comfort.
明け暮れ
日本の戦中は、飢えとの戦いに明け暮れていたとも言えます。
We can say that Japan was fighting a constant battle against hunger during the war.
歳暮
お歳暮は日本独自の習慣の一つである。
Sending year-end gifts is one of the customs peculiar to Japan.
 
御中元や御歳暮の習慣はなかなかすたれない。
The gift-giving custom dies hard.
朝令暮改
うちの上司ときたら、朝令暮改なんだから、仕事がちっとも進まないよ。
When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
薄暮れ
薄暮れが迫った。
The twilight came on.
 
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