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 住まう, 生息, 棲む, 住み分ける.

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棲

Meaning

Kanji 棲

dwell

dwell, live

Stroke Order

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 27 of 28 entries that include this kanji.

住まう

すまう

to live

生息

せいそく

inhabiting

棲む

すむ

to live (of animals)

住み分ける

すみわける

to differentiate

住家

じゅうか

dwelling

住処

すみか

dwelling

棲み分け

すみわけ

habitat isolation

棲遅

せいち

retirement house

同棲

どうせい

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple)

共生

きょうせい

paragenesis

水生

すいせい

aquatic (life)

群生

ぐんせい

all animate creation

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Example sentences

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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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