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隣の下宿人は月3万円ぐらいで暮らしている。

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下宿人 ぐらい 暮らしている

English Translation

The lodger next door lives on about 30,000 yen a month.

Furigana

(となり)下宿人(げしゅくじん)(つき)(まん)(えん)ぐらいで()らしている。

Romanji

Tonari no geshukujin wa tsuki san man en gurai de kurashiteiru.

Words

(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
下宿人 (げしゅくにん)
lodger; roomer
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(つき)
moon; month
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(まん、よろず)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various
(えん)
yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
暮らす (くらす)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)

Kanji

Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
宿
Readings: シュク、 やど、 やど.る、 やど.す
Meanings: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: マン、 バン、 よろず
Meanings: ten thousand, 10,000
Readings: エン、 まる.い、 まる、 まど、 まど.か、 まろ.やか
Meanings: circle, yen, round
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time