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    3. 居候生活

    居候生活

    居い候そうろう生せい活かつ

    living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging

    NTNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab32 strokes

    いそうろうせいかつ

    Noun

    1.
    living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging, sponging on other people for accommodation

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
    候
    そうろう…(1)
    climate・season・weather・wait for・expect
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
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