住 — dwell, reside, live

す住 dwell

U+4F4F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #270 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #959 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

dwell
reside
live

word

す su Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

住(す) む sumu to live 住(す) まい sumai residence

じゅう juu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

住(じゅう) 宅(たく) juutaku residence 住(じゅう) 民(みん) juumin resident 住(じゅう) 所(しょ) juusho address 在(ざい) 住(じゅう) zaijuu residing in 居(きょ) 住(じゅう) kyojuu residence 移(い) 住(じゅう) ijuu migration 住(じゅう) juu dwelling 住(じゅう) 居(きょ) juukyo dwelling

Stroke order

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