衣い食しょく

noun

food and clothing

Refers to the basic necessities of food and clothing, often used in contexts discussing living standards or basic needs.

• 衣い食しょくが足たりなければ、他ほかのことを考かんがえる余よ裕ゆうはない。

  If you don't have enough food and clothing, you can't afford to think about other things.

noun

living; livelihood

Extended meaning: the means to sustain life, often used in expressions like 衣食の道 (way of making a living).

• 彼かれは衣い食しょくのために、朝あさから晩ばんまで働はたらいている。

  He works from morning till night for his livelihood.