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生計者 (せいけいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい計けい者しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

breadwinner; earner of a household

Refers to the person who earns the income to support a family or household.

彼かれは一いっ家かの生せい計けい者しゃとして毎まい日にち働はたらいている。
He works every day as the breadwinner of the family.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
計plot, plan, scheme
者someone, person

Similar words

稼かせぎ手て
稼ぎ手 is a more common and casual term for breadwinner, while 生計者 is more formal and less frequently used.

Etymology

Compound of 生計 (livelihood) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a person who earns a living.