JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 居: "reside, to be, exist"
The kanji 居 means "reside, to be, exist, live with". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キョ, コ in on'yomi and い.る, い, お.る in kun'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョコ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.るいお.る
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
| Meaning | reside, to be, exist, live with |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 836 of 2,501 |
Common words with 居
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 居るto be (of animate objects); to exist · to stay
- 居るto be (animate); to be; to exist · to be ...-ing
- 居なくなるto disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
- 居場所whereabouts; place; location · place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
- 芝居play; drama
- 居間living room (Western style); sitting room
- 居心地feeling of a house or a room
- 住居dwelling; house; residence; address
- 同居living together; coexistence
- 長居long visit; overstaying
- 居合わせるto happen to be present
- 居座るto remain; to stay (somewhere)
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