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生計 (せいけい): livelihood, living — Japanese vocabulary

生計 is read せいけい and means "livelihood, living". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

生計

Reading
せいけい · seikei
Translation
livelihood, living
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せいけいが

Example

彼は教師をして生計を立てている。

かれはきょうしをしてせいけいをたてている。

He earns his living by teaching.

Kanji in this word

  • 生 — life, birth
  • 計 — plan, measure

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