# 暮 — Livelihood

Frequency rank 707 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 雑 (Random), less common than 辺 (Area).

- On’yomi: ぼ
- Kun’yomi: くら
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Grass on top shelters the sun above something big below -- grass, sun, and big living all wrapped together represent the fullness of daily livelihood.

In words:

- 暮れる くれる — to get dark,to come to an end
- 暮れ くれ — year end,sunset,nightfall,end
- 暮らし くらし — living,livelihood,subsistence,circumstances

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