What does kanji 居 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 居 is reside.

How is kanji 居 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 居 are い.る, -い, お.る; the onyomi readings are キョ, コ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 居?

Kanji 居 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 居?

The main radical for kanji 居 is 尸.

What words use kanji 居?

Example words that use kanji 居 include 居処, 居住, 居間, 居酒や.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

居

Meaning

Kanji 居

reside

reside, to be, exist, live with

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: い.る-いお.る
Onyomi 音読み: キョコ
Nanori 名乗り: おきぐすえ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #836
Strokes: 8
Radical: 尸
Components: 十 • 口 • 尸
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 苦 • 固 • 故 • 克 • 枯 • 古 • 估

Related vocabulary

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Showing 36 of 268 entries that include this kanji.

居処

いどこ

place of temporary residence

居住

きょじゅう

residence

居間

いま

living room (Western style)

居酒や

いざかや

izakaya

居る

おる

to (have the audacity to) do

居睡り

いねむり

nodding off (while sitting)

居候

いそうろう

lodger who pays nothing for room and board

居住者

きょじゅうしゃ

resident

居場所

いばしょ

place where one belongs

居あわせる

いあわせる

to happen to be present

居室

きょしつ

living room

居心地

いごこち

comfort

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は東京に居る。

He lives in Tokyo.

猫が部屋に居る。

There is a cat in the room.

ここに居てもいいですか。

May I stay here?

彼女は今、家に居ない。

She is not at home now.

祖父はこの村に長く居る。

My grandfather has lived in this village for a long time.

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Kanji 居

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居処

居住

居間

居酒や

居る

居睡り

居候

居住者

居場所

居あわせる

居室

居心地

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