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居

Be, Stay
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキョ、コ
Kun readingい.る、お.る
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 25

Verbs with «居»

居る居住する同居する入居する

Meanings

  1. be, Stay
  2. resideRtK
  3. to be
  4. exist
  5. live with
    後ち平岡民部之丞居る。Later, Hiraoka Minbu no jo (the third officer of tax and urban improvement department) lived.wiki
    家主の居間、奥居間を中心とするThe living quarters of the owner or the living room is selected as the center.wiki
  1. being (somewhere)
  2. sitting

Popular Usage

居る居間芝居居眠り住居隠居居住

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flag (方) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1143

Compound words

居るおる
to be (animate); to be; to exist; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed
居間いま
living room (Western style); sitting room
芝居しばい
play; drama
居眠りいねむり
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
住居じゅうきょ
dwelling; house; residence; address
隠居いんきょ
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
居住きょじゅう
residence; living (at, in); abode
居候いそうろう
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
皇居こうきょ
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
雑居ざっきょ
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
入居にゅうきょ
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
本居宣長もとおりのりなが
Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801), Edo-period scholar who named the aesthetic idea of mono no aware.
同居するどうきょする
to liv
新居しんきょ
new home
長居ながい
long visit; overstaying
鳥居とりい
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
転居てんきょ
moving; changing residence; change of address
同居どうきょ
living together; coexistence
敷居しきい
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
別居べっきょ
separation; living separately; living apart
居室きょしつ
living room
居酒屋いざかや
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
紙芝居かみしばい
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
居場所いばしょ
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in

On Reading Examples

彼はジャマイカに住居を構えた。じゅうきょ
He took up residence in Jamaica.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は上司がそばに居る時は熱心な振りをする。
He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.tatoeba
彼は少しずつお金をためたので、新居を立てることができた。
He saved money little by little, so that he could build a new house.tatoeba
彼は授業中いつも居眠りばかりしている。
He is always taking a nap at school.tatoeba
彼は芝居を見に行くのが大好きだ。
He adores going to the theater.tatoeba
一味唐辛子をかける人も居る。
Some people eat this mochi with ichimi-togarashi (one-taste pepper) on the mochi.wiki
各国委員会による演説が行われても鼾をかいて居眠りをしていた。
While committee members were speaching at the conference, Yoshifuru fell asleep and snored loudly.wiki
- 戸定邸に居住。
He moved to Tojo residence.wiki
西部居住域で大型建物の建築。
A large-size building was constructed in the west resident area.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Be (of living things), reside. 尸 (a seated person) + 古 — someone long settled in one place. 居間 — living room.Also known as “Alive”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 居

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