What does kanji 棲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 棲 is dwell.

How is kanji 棲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 棲 are す.む; the onyomi readings are セイ.

What words use kanji 棲?

Example words that use kanji 棲 include 群棲, 共棲, 水棲, 半同棲.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

棲

Meaning

Kanji 棲

dwell

dwell, live

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: す.む
Onyomi 音読み: セイ
Nanori 名乗り: ずみ

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 凄 • 悽 • 淒 • 萋 • 捿 • 妻 • 啛

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Showing 13 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

群棲

ぐんせい

all animate creation

共棲

きょうせい

paragenesis

水棲

すいせい

aquatic (life)

半同棲

はんどうせい

almost living together

陸棲

りくせい

terrestrial (life)

両棲

りょうせい

amphibious

両棲類

りょうせいるい

amphibia

群棲地

ぐんせいち

rookery

水棲動物

すいせいどうぶつ

aquatic animal

水清ければ魚棲まず

みずきよければうおすまず

the morally upright have a hard time making friends

両棲動物

りょうせいどうぶつ

amphibious animal

良禽は木を択んで棲む

りょうきんはきをえらんですむ

a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve

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5 reference sentences

彼は森の中に棲んでいます。

He lives in the forest.

鳥は木に棲む。

The bird lives in the tree.

ここは私の棲みかです。

This is my dwelling place.

あの家は長い間棲んでいる場所です。

That house is a place where people have lived for a long time.

彼は洞窟に棲んでいる。

He lives in a cave.

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