かすみ
霞
　
を
く
食
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to live on air, to live on nothing, to live without a means of income.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かすみ
霞
　
を
く
食
　
う
 霞を食う かすみをくう
　
か
　
す
　
み
　
を
く
食
　
う
 かすみを食う かすみをくう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be hazy, grow dim, blurred
かすみ　かす.む　カ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant