also: たづき · たつき · たどき
living; livelihood; means of living
Refers to one's means of making a living or sustaining oneself. Somewhat literary or old-fashioned; in modern speech 生計 (せいけい) or 暮らし (くらし) are more common.
Losing one's livelihood, one becomes homeless.
He supports his family with a meager living.
More common modern word for 'livelihood' or 'living'.
Everyday word for 'living' or 'life'; broader and less formal than 方便.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Obsolete reading for 方便; marked as out-dated kana usage.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 方便.
Variant reading; less common than たずき.
Kana spelling; useful when the kanji is obscure or for clarity.
Historical kana spelling; still encountered in older texts.
An old native word meaning a means of support or livelihood, also written 活計 and 手段. Its ultimate derivation is uncertain, and 方便 is a meaning-based spelling shared with the separately read Buddhist term ほうべん.