明け暮れる あけくれる to spend all one's time doing Meanings ichidan verb, intransitive to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to be absorbed (in) to pass (of days) Its kanji 明 メイ、ミョウ、ミン · あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ、あか.らむ、あき.らか、あ.ける、-あ.け、あ.く、あ.くる、あ.かす bright, light 暮 ボ · く.れる、く.らす evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time