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生計を立てる (せいけいをたてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい計けいを立たてる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

make a living; earn a livelihood

A set phrase meaning to support oneself financially through work or some means.

彼かれは翻ほん訳やくで生せい計けいを立たてている。
He makes a living as a translator.
都と会かいで生せい計けいを立たてるのは大たい変

へん

だ

。

It's tough to make a living in the city.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
計plot, plan, scheme
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

生せい活かつ費ひ
生活費 means 'living expenses', the money needed to live, while 生計を立てる is the action of earning that money.
暮くらし
暮らし refers to one's daily life or lifestyle, whereas 生計を立てる focuses specifically on the financial aspect of making a living.

Etymology

Compound of 生計 (livelihood) + を (object marker) + 立てる (to set up, establish). The phrase literally means 'to establish one's livelihood'.