やりくり・やり繰り・遣り繰りyarikuri[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaking do; getting by (somehow); managing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | やりくりする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | やりくりします |
| Negative (nai) | やりくりしない |
| polite (masen) | やりくりしません |
| classical zu / nu | やりくりせず・やりくりせぬ |
| Past (ta) | やりくりした |
| polite (mashita) | やりくりしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | やりくりしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | やりくりしませんでした |
| Te form | やりくりして |
| Potential | やりくりできる |
| Passive | やりくりされる |
| Causative | やりくりさせる |
| Causative passive | やりくりさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | やりくりすれば |
| tara | やりくりしたら |
| Volitional | やりくりしよう |
| polite (mashou) | やりくりしましょう |
| Imperative | やりくりしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym工面くめんNeutralFocuses on contriving to raise the money, things, or time you need, as in 「旅費を工面する」; more than やり繰り, it stresses scraping together the part you lack.
- Antonym浪費ろうひWrittenWasting money, time, or effort outright; leans toward written, formal prose — the opposite of the careful economizing of やり繰り.
- Antonym無駄遣いむだづかいNeutralSpending money carelessly, or wasting time and the like; very common in everyday speech, the opposite of やり繰り's careful economizing.
Use 「やり繰り」 for managing money or time to get by, as in 「家計をやり繰りする」. Use 「工面」 when contriving to raise the money or time you need. 「無駄遣い」 and 「浪費」 are the opposites: careless or wasteful spending.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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