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    3. 明け暮れ

    明け暮れ

    明あけ​暮くれ​

    morning and evening

    KMT8News #23+1Daily LifeKanji Vocab27 strokes

    あけくれ

    Noun, Adverb

    1.
    morning and evening, daily routine

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    to spend all one's time doing, to do day in, day out

    Adverb

    3.
    all the time, always, constantly, day and night

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは研けん究きゅうに明あけ暮くれている。

    He spends all his time researching.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    彼かの女じょは仕しごとをあけ事くれるまいに明ちをけ暮おくれる毎 日 を送 っている。

    She spends her days constantly working.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    育いく児じに明あけ暮くれる日ひ々びだが、充じゅう実じつ感かんも大おおきい。

    It's a daily routine of childcare, but the sense of fulfillment is also great.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの成せい功こうのため、チームは開かい発はつに明あけ暮くれた。

    For the success of the new project, the team spent all their time on development.

    KMT8Work & CareerTechnology
    青せい春しゅん時じ代だいは夢ゆめを追おいかけることに明あけ暮くれた。

    I spent my youth constantly chasing my dreams.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    Kanji
    暮
    く.れる・く.らす…(4)
    evening・twilight・season's end・livelihood・make a living…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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