ๆšฎ

JLPT N3

live, livelihood

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใƒœ (bo)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใ(ใ‚Œใ‚‹), ใ(ใ‚‰ใ™) (ku(reru), ku(rasu))
โ€ข ใ(ใ‚Œใ‚‹) โ€“ to get dark, to end (of a day or year) โ€ข ใ(ใ‚‰ใ™) โ€“ to live, to spend time

Vocabulary

ๆšฎใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
end
็”Ÿๆดป
ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใค
life
ๅนดๆšฎใ‚Œ
ใจใ—ใใ‚Œ
year end
ๆ—ฅๆšฎใ‚Œ
ใฒใใ‚Œ
sunset
ๆšฎใ‚‰ใ™
ใใ‚‰ใ™
live

Example Sentences

ๆ—ฅใŒๆšฎใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฒ ใŒ ใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
The sun sets.
็”Ÿๆดปใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใค ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I live.
ๅนดๆšฎใ‚Œใงใ™ใ€‚
ใจใ—ใใ‚Œ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is year end.
ๆ—ฅๆšฎใ‚Œใงใ™ใ€‚
ใฒใใ‚Œ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is sunset.
ๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‚‰ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I live.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŒ† In Japanese culture, ๆšฎ evokes warmth and reflection โ€” the quiet moments when the day ends. Expressions like ใ€Œๆ—ฅใŒๆšฎใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ and ใ€Œๅนดใฎๆšฎใ‚Œใ€ carry not only temporal meaning but emotional depth, symbolizing closure, gratitude, and transience โ€” themes deeply rooted in Japanese aesthetics.