住 (dwell, inhabit, live, reside) - Kanji Codex

住

dwell, inhabit, live, reside

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジュウチュウヂュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ず.まいす.まうす.む

Nanori (名乗り)

しじゅすみ

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:7

JLPT:4

Frequency:270

Vocabulary

ジュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
移住	イジュウ	migration; move; emigration; immigration
衣食住	イショクジュウ	food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
永住	エイジュウ	permanent residence
居住	キョジュウ	residence; living (at, in); abode
現住所	ゲンジュウショ	(present) address

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
住	じゅう	dwelling; living
住み心地	すみごこち	(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
住み心地	すみここち	(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
住む	すむ	to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
住まい	すまい	dwelling; house; residence; address; living; life

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