Ma’anar ƙamus na “rayuwa” ita ce hanyar da mutum ko rukunin mutane suke rayuwa, gami da halayensu, halayensu, ɗabi’unsu, halaye, da abubuwan da suke so. Yana iya komawa ga tsarin gaba ɗaya da zaɓin da mutane ke yi a rayuwarsu ta yau da kullun, kamar abincinsu, yanayin motsa jiki, ayyukansu da abubuwan nishaɗi, alaƙa, da tsarin amfani. Hakanan ana iya yin tasiri ga salon rayuwa da abubuwa kamar matsayin zamantakewa, asalin al'adu, da abubuwan da ake so.