Word Meaning 住めば都

すめばみやこ sumebamiyako

住めば都 is read as すめばみやこ (sumebamiyako) and means you can get used to living anywhere.

Meaning

English

you can get used to living anywhere
home is where you make it
wherever I lay my hat is home

Reading

Kana

すめばみやこ

Romaji

sumebamiyako

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Proverb ✓ Rank 90998 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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住宅都市整備公団

じゅうたくとしせいびこうだん

Housing and Urban Development Corporation

住民

じゅうみん

inhabitant

住所

じゅうしょ

address

住宅

じゅうたく

residence

住宅地

じゅうたくち

housing district

住居

じゅうきょ

dwelling

住職

じゅうしょく

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

住み込み

すみこみ

live-in (e.g. job)

住み慣れる

すみなれる

to get used to living in

住み込む

すみこむ

to be a live-in employee

住生活

じゅうせいかつ

manner of housing

住所地

じゅうしょち

domicile

Example Sentences

住めば都。

Wherever you live is the best place.

間取りも狭いし、周りもうるさいけど、住めば都なんだよ、この部屋。

It's a small noisy apartment, but it's where I live and I call it home.