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一人暮らし (ひとりぐらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
living alone ; living by oneself
Refers to the state or lifestyle of living independently, without family or roommates. Often used in contexts like moving out, daily life, or household management.
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When you live alone, your meals tend to become irregular.
Written forms 一人ひとり 暮ぐ らし Usage 62%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and recommended form.
ひとり 暮ぐ らし Usage 17%
search-only kanji form
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability or stylistic reasons.
１ひと 人り 暮ぐ らし Usage 9%
Variant using the numeral １ instead of 一; seen in informal writing.
独ひと り 暮ぐ らし Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 独り emphasizes 'alone' but is uncommon for this compound.
一人暮ひとりぐら し Usage 4%
独ひと り 暮ぐら し Usage 1%
ひとり 暮ぐら し Usage 1%
ひとりぐらし Usage 1%
Kanji 暮 evening, twilight, season's end Similar words 独どく 身しん 独身 means 'unmarried' or 'single' as a marital status, while 一人暮らし focuses on the living arrangement of being alone, regardless of marital status.
単たん 身しん 赴ふ 任にん 単身赴任 is a specific term for a job transfer where an employee lives alone away from family, whereas 一人暮らし is a general term for any solo living situation.
Etymology Compound of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person') + 暮らし (くらし, 'living', the continuative form of 暮らす 'to live'). The reading ぐらし is a sequential voicing (連濁) of くらし.
single, alone, spontaneously
