居
居 — reside, to be, exist
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- School year 5
- Frequency
- #836 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- きょ kyo
- こ ko
- きょ kyo
- Kun'yomi
-
- い.る i.ru
- -い -i
- お.る o.ru
- い.る i.ru
Words that use 居
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 芝居 しばい play JLPT N3
- 居眠り いねむり nodding off (while sitting) JLPT N3
- 居間 いま living room (Western style) JLPT N3
- 住居 じゅうきょ dwelling JLPT N2
- 皇居 こうきょ Imperial Palace (of Japan) JLPT N1
- 鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway) JLPT N1
- 隠居 いんきょ retirement (from work) JLPT N1
- 居住 きょじゅう residence JLPT N1
- 転居 てんきょ moving JLPT N1
- 同居 どうきょ living together JLPT N1