How to say "lifestyle" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 暮らしくらしnoun, noun (suffix)Covers 'lifestyle' in the broad sense of one's way of life and daily living. Use it when talking about how someone lives day to day, their living circumstances, or life in general.
- nounBest known as short for リビングルーム, the living room, リビング is seldom the word you want for 'lifestyle'; for that sense use 暮らし.
- 暮らし向きくらしむきnounCovers 'lifestyle' in the sense of life circumstances, especially a family's finances and material conditions. Use it when the point is how well someone is getting by economically.彼らはそのころ暮らし向きが悪かった。↗They were badly off at that time.
Choose 「暮らし」 for lifestyle as one's everyday way of life and daily living, 「暮らし向き」 for lifestyle as material or financial life circumstances, and avoid 「リビング」, which is seldom the word you want for this sense.
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