What are you eating?? A Japanese idiom

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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!

kasumi-o-kuu-japanese

 

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・・・

yajirushi

yajirushi

 

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.