棲

live

Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

live
二人は結婚する前に二年間同棲した。They lived together for two years before they got married.tatoeba
同棲したこと？They moved in together?tatoeba
dwell
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to live (of animals)
to inhabit
to nest

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

棲

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Compound words

同棲どうせい

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

共棲きょうせい

群棲ぐんせい

growing en masse in one location (of plants)

水棲すいせい

棲家すみか

棲処すみか

棲息せいそく

棲まうすまう

棲み家すみか

棲み処すみか

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Additional Examples

例えば、結婚しないで同棲して子供をもうける人が増えている。

For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 棲

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step