What are you eating?? A Japanese idiom

There are some Japanese idioms that come from old Buddhist practices or ancient legends.

This is one of them!

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

就職しなきゃ。（　　）を食って生きるわけにもいかないもんな。

I have to get a job. I can't very well survive on (___).

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～ 4 below.

①　あられ
②　きり
③　かすみ
④　こおり

◆Vocabulary Hint

霰（あられ）hail

霧（きり）fog

霞（かすみ）　haze

氷 (こおり) ice

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

②　かすみ

◆ Today's expression

霞（かすみ）を食う

This is a metaphor for living in a floating world without an income.

◆ Etymology

This idiom comes from the legend of hermits living off mist or haze.