生計

See also: 生计

Chinese

 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (生計)
simp. (生计)
anagram 計生计生

Pronunciation


Noun

生計

  1. livelihood

Synonyms

Verb

生計

  1. (archaic) to devise a stratagem; to work out a scheme; to draw up a plan

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

生計 (hiragana せいけい, rōmaji seikei)

  1. livelihood
    • 1910, 夏目漱石, 門:
      小女 (こおんな)一人使 (ひとりつか)って、 (あさ)から (ばん)までことりと (おと)もしないように (しずか)かな (せい) (けい) ()てていた。
      Koonna o hitori tsukatte, asa kara ban made kotori to oto mo shinai yō ni shizukaka na seikei o tatete ita.
      They had only a young maid, and from morning to night they led a livelihood so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
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