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Kanji 住: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 住: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Key takeaways

Kanji 住: dwell, reside, live, inhabit. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

dwellresideliveinhabit

On reading

ジュウヂュウチュウ

Kun reading

す.むす.まう-ず.まい

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 住

dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 主

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It depicts a person (亻) acting as the master (主) of a place, signifying that they live or reside there. Imagine a person staying comfortably in a home where they are the owner.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュウ
  • 移住いじゅう

    migration / moving to live somewhere else

  • 居住きょじゅう

    residence / living place

  • じゅう

    dwelling / residence / living place

  • 衣食住いしょくじゅう

    basic needs of life

  • 住居じゅうきょ

    dwelling / residence / home

  • 住宅じゅうたく

    housing / residence / dwelling

  • 住民じゅうみん

    citizens / residents / inhabitants

  • 住所じゅうしょ

    address / residence

Kun reading

す.む
  • 住むすむ

    to live in / to reside

Commonly used words

  • 移住
    いじゅう

    migration / moving to live somewhere else

  • 居住
    きょじゅう

    residence / living place

  • じゅう

    dwelling / residence / living place

  • 衣食住
    いしょくじゅう

    basic needs of life

  • 住居
    じゅうきょ

    dwelling / residence / home

  • 住宅
    じゅうたく

    housing / residence / dwelling

  • 住む
    すむ

    to live in / to reside

Example sentences

Example 1

海外に移する人が増えている。

Translation

The number of people migrating overseas is increasing.

Example 2

田舎から都会への移が多い。

Translation

There are many migrations from the countryside to the city.

Example 3

日本での居が許可されました。

Translation

Residence in Japan was permitted.

Example 4

環境を改善したいです。

Translation

I want to improve my living environment.

Kanji 住: dwell, reside, live, inhabit | Daily Nihongo