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    3. やり繰り

    やり繰り

    や​り​繰くり​

    making do

    KMT8CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab26 strokes

    遣り繰り

    やりくり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    making do, getting by (somehow), managing
    word usually written using kana alone

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    少すくない給きゅう料りょうで家か計けいをやり繰くりする。

    I manage the household budget with a small salary.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれは限かぎられた時じ間かんで仕し事ごとをうまくやり繰くりした。

    He skillfully managed his work within a limited time.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    食しょく材ざいを無む駄だにしないよう、献こん立だてをやり繰くりしている。

    I'm managing the menu to avoid wasting food ingredients.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、知ち恵えを絞しぼってなんとかやり繰くりしていくしかない。

    Even in difficult situations, there's no choice but to rack your brains and somehow manage.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    予よ算さんが厳きびしい中なか、プロジェクトの資し金きんをやり繰くりするのは大たい変へんだった。

    It was tough to manage the project funds with a tight budget.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    繰
    く.る…(2)
    winding・reel・spin・turn (pages)・look up…(1)
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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