I Love Kanji住む (sumu)
住む (すむ, sumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to live (of humans); to reside”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すむ
- Romaji
- sumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 住む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 住む | すむ sumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 住みます | すみます sumimasu |
| Negative | 住まない | すまない sumanai |
| Polite negative | 住みません | すみません sumimasen |
| Past | 住んだ | すんだ sunda |
| Polite past | 住みました | すみました sumimashita |
| Negative past | 住まなかった | すまなかった sumanakatta |
| Te-form | 住んで | すんで sunde |
| Potential | 住める | すめる sumeru |
| Passive | 住まれる | すまれる sumareru |
| Causative | 住ませる | すませる sumaseru |
| Volitional | 住もう | すもう sumou |
| Imperative | 住め | すめ sume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 住めば | すめば sumeba |
Kanji in 住む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 住む.
住所じゅうしょaddress (of a home, business, etc.)住じゅうdwelling住宅じゅうたくresidence住民じゅうみんinhabitant住居じゅうきょdwelling衣食住いしょくじゅうfood, clothing and shelter住まいすまいdwelling居住きょじゅうresidence移住いじゅうmigration
Source: JMdict entry 1334040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.