住

dwell, reside, live, inhabit

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:N4

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

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

attend, doing, official, serve

life, genuine, birth

whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

animal sacrifice, offering

pillar, post, cylinder, support