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棲

live
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingセイ
Kun readingす.む
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. dwell
  3. roostRtK
  1. dwelling
  2. house
  3. home
  4. residence
  5. abode

Radicals and components

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Compound words

同棲どうせい
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
棲むすむ
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
共棲きょうせい
coexistence
群棲ぐんせい
growing en masse in one location (of plants)
水棲すいせい
aquatic (life)
棲家すみか
dwelling
棲処すみか
dwelling
棲息せいそく
inhabiting
棲まうすまう
to live
棲み家すみか
dwelling
棲み処すみか
dwelling
爬虫両棲類学はちゅうりょうせいるいがく
herpetology

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