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住

dwell
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ
Kun readingす.む、す.まう、-ず.まい
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. dwellRtK
  2. inhabit
  3. live
    私は入り口のない都市に住むと困ると思います。I think that it would be inconvenient to live in a city with no door.tatoeba
    以後鎌倉に住む。After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Ogura lived in Kamakura.wiki
  4. reside
  1. dwelling
  2. living

Popular Usage

住む住所住宅住民住居衣食住住まい移住居住

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · candlestick · lord · drop (丶) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1027

Compound words

住むすむ
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
住所じゅうしょ
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
住宅じゅうたく
residence; housing; residential building
住民じゅうみん
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
住居じゅうきょ
dwelling; house; residence; address
衣食住いしょくじゅう
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
住まいすまい
dwelling; house; residence; address; living
移住いじゅう
migration; move; emigration; immigration
居住きょじゅう
residence; living (at, in); abode
安住あんじゅう
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
永住えいじゅう
permanent residence
在住ざいじゅう
residing; living; dwelling
住職じゅうしょく
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
住人じゅうにん
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
住専じゅうせん
housing-loan corporation
定住ていじゅう
settlement; permanent residency
先住せんじゅう
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
原住民げんじゅうみん
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
現住所げんじゅうしょ
(present) address
住まうすまう
to live; to reside; to inhabit
住宅街じゅうたくがい
residential area
住宅地じゅうたくち
housing district; residential district
住民税じゅうみんぜい
municipal tax
住民票じゅうみんひょう
certificate of residence

On Reading Examples

彼はジャマイカに住居を構えた。じゅうきょ
He took up residence in Jamaica.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

残飯の屑は害虫の住処になる。すみか
Garbage harbors vermin.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は貧しくして小さな小屋に住んでいた。
He was poor and lived in a small cabin.tatoeba
彼は彼女の住所を知っていれば手紙を書くのだがと言った。
He said that if he knew her address, he would write to her.tatoeba
彼は彼女にどこに住んでいるかを尋ねた。
He asked her where she lived.tatoeba
彼は道の反対側に住んでいる。
He lives just across the road.tatoeba
- 豊玉彦が住む宮。
- A palace where Toyotamahiko lived.wiki
住所は京都府舞鶴市。
It belongs to Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.wiki
住所は下記のとおり。
The addresses are as follows:wiki
駅周辺は住宅街。
The station is situated in a residential area.wiki
木津川台住宅方面
For: Kizugawadai-Jutaku residential areawiki
住民は強制的に立ち退き
Residents in those areas were forcibly ordered to move out of their homes.wiki
住民は強制的に立ち退き。
Residents were forcibly ordered to move out of their homes.wiki
住居に関する単位
Units used for houseswiki
住居に関する祭事
Events for building a housewiki
淑景舎に住まい、桐壺帝の寵愛を受ける。
She lived in Shigeisha, and was loved by Emperor Kiritsubo.wiki
榎本武揚の厚意により近所に仮住まいする。
He lived in a temporary housing in the neighborhood with a kind help of Takeaki ENOMOTO.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

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