衣食住 in Japanese

IPA: [iɕo̞kɯ̟ʑɨː] Forms: 衣食住 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 衣(い), 食(しょく), 住(じゅう)), ishokujū [romanization], isyokudyuu [romanization], いしよくぢゆう [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 衣(い) (i, “clothing”) + 食(しょく) (shoku, “food”) + 住(じゅう) (jū, “shelter”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|衣|い|食|しょく|住|じゅう|t1=clothing|t2=food|t3=shelter}} 衣(い) (i, “clothing”) + 食(しょく) (shoku, “food”) + 住(じゅう) (jū, “shelter”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いしょくじゅう|hhira=いしよくぢゆう}} 衣(い)食(しょく)住(じゅう) • (ishokujū) ^(←いしよくぢゆう (isyokudyuu)?)

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"衣食住" meaning in Japanese

Noun