居 (exist, live with, reside, to be) - Kanji Codex

居

exist, live with, reside, to be

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョコ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-いい.るお.る

Nanori (名乗り)

おきぐすえ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:8

JLPT:3

Frequency:836

Vocabulary

キョ

Word	Reading	Meaning
居住	キョジュウ	residence; living (at, in); abode
皇居	コウキョ	Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
新居	シンキョ	new home
転居	テンキョ	moving; changing residence; change of address
同居	ドウキョ	living together; coexistence

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
居らっしゃる	いらっしゃる	to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
居間	いま	living room (Western style); sitting room
居合わせる	いあわせる	to happen to be present
居酒屋	いざかや	izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
居眠り	いねむり	nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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