衣食住

いしょくじゅう

Meanings

1. Noun food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

Kanji

• 衣 garment. Read as イ.
• 食 eat. Read as ショク.
• 住 live. Read as ジュウ.

Example sentences

• 衣食住は生活の基本です。
  Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.
• 子供は衣食住を親に依存している。
  Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
• 私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。
  We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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