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住 · dwell, reside

住 is a kanji meaning dwell, reside, live, inhabit. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジュウjū
  • ヂュウjū
  • チュウchū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • すむsumu
  • すまうsumau
  • -ずまい-zumai

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 住 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 住
WordReadingMeaningLevel
住むすむto reside, to live inN5
住所じゅうしょaddress; place of residenceN4
住宅じゅうたくresident, housingN3
住民じゅうみんinhabitants, residentsN3
住じゅうdwelling, livingN3
衣食住いしょくじゅうfood, clothing and shelterN2
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More words that use 住
WordReadingMeaningLevel
住居じゅうきょdwelling, house, residence, addressN2
住まいすまいdwelling, houseN2
居住きょじゅうresidenceN1
移住いじゅうmigration, immigrationN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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