Dictionary / Vocabulary / 衣食住
いしょくじゅう
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
JLPT N2 common word
私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。
We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
子供は衣食住を親に依存している。
Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
衣食住は生活の基本です。
Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.