居 — reside, to be, exist

いる居 reside

U+5C45 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #836 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1143 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

reside
to be
exist
live with

word

い i 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).

居(い) る iru to be (animate) 芝(しば) 居(い) shibai play 居(い) 酒(ざか) 屋(や) izakaya Japanese-style pub

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

居(きょ) 住(じゅう) kyojuu residence 住(じゅう) 居(きょ) juukyo dwelling 入(にゅう) 居(きょ) nyuukyo moving in

Stroke order

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