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居

居 — reside, to be, exist

On
キョ, コ
Kun
いる, -い, おる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
School grade
5

Common words with 居

  • 芝居しばいplay; dramaCommon

    どの芝居がいいですか。
    Can you recommend a good play?

  • 居住きょじゅうresidence; living (at, in); abodeCommon

    「居住外国人」とは、どういう意味ですか。
    What does "resident alien" mean?

  • 皇居こうきょImperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residenceCommon

    王家の家族は皇居に住んでいる。
    The royal family lives in the Imperial Palace.

  • 入居にゅうきょmoving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residenceCommon
  • 住居じゅうきょdwelling; house; residence; addressCommon
  • 居間いまliving room (Western style); sitting roomCommon
  • 同居どうきょliving together; coexistenceCommon
  • 別居べっきょseparation; living separately; living apartCommon
  • 居住者きょじゅうしゃresident; inhabitantCommon
  • 居酒屋いざかやizakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacksCommon
  • 居るおるto be (animate); to be; to existCommon
  • 鳥居とりいtorii (Shinto shrine archway)Common
  • 居場所いばしょwhereabouts; place; locationCommon
  • 紙芝居かみしばいkamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and sto…Common
  • 居合わせるいあわせるto happen to be presentCommon
  • 新居しんきょnew homeCommon
  • 転居てんきょmoving; changing residence; change of addressCommon
  • 雑居ざっきょliving together; mixed residence; sharing living quartersCommon
  • 居室きょしつliving roomCommon
  • 居心地いごこちfeeling of a house or a roomCommon

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 143 words that use 居.

  • 居住 きょじゅう residence; living (at, in); abode
  • 住居 じゅうきょ dwelling; house; residence; address
  • 入居 にゅうきょ moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
  • 居間 いま living room (Western style); sitting room
  • 同居 どうきょ living together; coexistence

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