Where does “明け暮れる” come from?
明け暮れる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 暮れる — get dark, for night to fall; for the season to...
明け暮れる (Japanese): to spend all of one's time doing
Definitions
- to spend all of one's time doing
Ancestry of “明け暮れる”, step by step
明け暮れる traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 暮れる
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 暮れる | get dark, for night to fall; for the season to... |
via Japanese 明け
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 明け | daybreak |