方便たずき

noun

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.

• 方便たずきを失うしなって路ろ頭とうに迷まよう。

  Losing one's livelihood, one becomes homeless.

• 彼かれは細ほそ々ぼそとした方便たずきで家か族ぞくを養やしなっている。

  He supports his family with a meager living.