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晴耕雨読 せいこううどく seikouudoku

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb yojijukugo working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

Kanji in this word

clear, up
till, plow, cultivate
rain
read

Example sentences

晴耕雨読の人生にも少々は憧れるけれど、僕にはそんな生き方、3日ももたないだろうな。
seikou udoku no jinsei ni mo shoushou ha akogareru keredo 、 boku ni ha son'na iki kata 、 3 ka mo mota nai darou na 。
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.

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