あ
明
　
け
く
暮
　
れ
　
る

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to spend all one's time doing, to do day in, day out, to do nothing but ..., to be absorbed (in).
  2. to pass (of days).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あ
明
　
け
く
暮
　
れ
　
る
 明け暮れる あけくれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright, light
メイ　あ.かり　あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
evening, twilight, season's end
く.れる　ぐれ　ボ (6th, N3)
must not, do not, be not
バク　ボ　マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ　エイ　ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)