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身過ぎ世過ぎ (みすぎよすぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
田舎いなか で は 身み 過す ぎ 世よ 過す ぎ が 楽らく だ と 言い わ れる が 、 実じっ 際さい は そう で も ない 。
They say making a living is easier in the countryside, but that's not really the case.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life 過 overdo, exceed, go beyond 世 generation, world, society Similar words 生せい 計けい 生計 is a more formal, objective term for 'livelihood' or 'living', while 身過ぎ世過ぎ is a colloquial, somewhat old-fashioned set phrase emphasizing the personal, day-to-day struggle of getting by.
暮く らし 暮らし refers broadly to one's lifestyle or daily living, whereas 身過ぎ世過ぎ focuses narrowly on the economic aspect of sustaining oneself.
Written forms 身み 過す ぎ 世よ 過す ぎ
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
身み すぎ 世よ すぎ
Mixed kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Etymology A compound of 身過ぎ (making a living for oneself) and 世過ぎ (getting through the world), forming a set phrase. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as an emphatic, rhythmic expression for the struggle of daily subsistence.
