Illustration: At the low table of a modest Japanese apartment, a resident divides a limited pile of coins and banknotes among shallow dishes. Around the dishes sit the day's necessities: a bag of rice, vegetables, toilet paper, laundry detergent, and a household key.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

生せい活かつ費ひ

seikatsuhi

living expenses

Example sentences

東京とうきょうでの生活費せいかつひは高たかい。
The cost of living is very high in Tokyo.
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生活費せいかつひは上あがる一方いっぽうだ。
The cost of living is rising.
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彼女かのじょは生活費せいかつひを親おやに頼たよっている。
She depends on her parents for living expenses.
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Kanji in 生活費

生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
活lively; resuscitationOnカツKunいきる・いかす・いける
費expense; costOnヒKunついやす・ついえる

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