Kanji 住: "dwell, reside, live"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 住

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 住すむto live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell
• 住じゅう人にんdweller; inhabitant; resident · user (of a website)
• 住じゅう民みんinhabitant; resident; citizen; population
• 住じゅう所しょaddress (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
• 住すまうto live; to reside; to inhabit
• 住じゅう居きょdwelling; house; residence; address
• 住じゅう宅たくresidence; housing; residential building
• 住じゅう宅たく街がいresidential area
• 移い住じゅうmigration; move; emigration; immigration
• 住すまいdwelling; house; residence; address · living; life
• 住処すみかdwelling; house; home; residence · den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
• 住じゅうdwelling; living

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