よ
世
わた
渡
　
り

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. making a living, getting on in the world, subsistence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
世
わた
渡
　
り
 世渡り よわたり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
transit, ford, ferry
わた.る　わたり　ト (7th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
degrees, occurrence, time
ド　タク　たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)