居 – reside, to be, exist

8 strokesTaught in grade 5#836 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 居 means reside, to be, exist, live with. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョ、コ (kyo, ko); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い.る、-い、お.る (iru, i, oru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 尸 (no. 44).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョ	kyo
On’yomi	コ	ko
Kun’yomi	い.る	iru
Kun’yomi	-い	i
Kun’yomi	お.る	oru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 尸 (Kangxi radical 44). Components: 口・十・尸.

Words using 居

居るいるto be (of animate objects)芝居しばいplay居間いまliving room (Western style)居眠りいねむりnodding off (while sitting)住居じゅうきょdwelling皇居こうきょImperial Palace (of Japan)鳥居とりいtorii (Shinto shrine archway)隠居いんきょretirement (from work)居住きょじゅうresidence転居てんきょmoving同居どうきょliving together

Example sentences

どの芝居がいいですか。

Can you recommend a good play?

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彼女は居間の壁に小さなピカソの絵を掛けた。

She hung a little Picasso on the wall of the drawing room.

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授業中に居眠りすることは許しません。

I do not allow sleeping in class.

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Kanji with the same radical

局展屋層尾属届尽屈履尿尻屑屎

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