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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小58 strokesRadical 尸

居 · reside, to be

居 is a kanji meaning reside, to be, exist, live with. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • キョkyo
  • コko

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いるiru
  • -い-i
  • おるoru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 居 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 居
WordReadingMeaningLevel
芝居しばいplay, dramaN3
居眠りいねむりdozing, nodding offN3
居間いまliving roomN3
住居じゅうきょdwelling, house, residence, addressN2
皇居こうきょImperial PalaceN1
鳥居とりいShinto shrine archwayN1
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More words that use 居
WordReadingMeaningLevel
隠居いんきょretirement; retired personN1
居住きょじゅうresidenceN1
転居てんきょmoving, changing residenceN1
同居どうきょliving togetherN1

Example sentence

今日は長居できないんだ。

きょうはながいできないんだ

I can't stay long today.

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 · Sentence: Tatoeba #10553468 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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