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衣食住 (いしょくじゅう): food, clothing and shelter — Japanese vocabulary

衣食住 is read いしょくじゅう and means "food, clothing and shelter". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

衣食住

Reading
いしょくじゅう · ishokujuu
Translation
food, clothing and shelter
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
いしょくじゅうが

Example

私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。

わたしたちがいきていくためにはいしょくじゅうがひつようです。

We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.

Kanji in this word

  • 衣 — clothing
  • 食 — eat, food
  • 住 — reside, live

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