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衣食住

Reading

Kana: いしょくじゅう
Romaji: ishokujū
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Definition

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Kanji

Readings: イ、 エ、 ころも、 きぬ、 -ぎ
Meanings: garment, clothes, dressing
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Example Sentences

衣食住(いしょくじゅう)生活(せいかつ)基本(きほん)です。
➥Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.
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(わたし)たちは()きていくためには(ころも)(しょく)(じゅう)必要(ひつよう)です。
➥We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
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子供(こども)衣食住(いしょくじゅう)(おや)依存(いぞん)している。
➥Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
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