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居 — reside, to be, exist

N2 8 strokes #836 most common

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Readings

音 キョ、コ
訓 いる、い、おる
Meaning reside, to be, exist, live with
नेपाली बस्नु

How to remember it

मानिसको शरीर (尸しかばね) पुरानो (古ふるい) घरमा बस्नु (居いる)।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

JLPT N2 · Day 3 Explore course → JLPT N1 · Day 3 Explore course →

Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 居

  • 入居にゅうきょ moving into (e.g. an apartment) बस्न थाल्नु (अपार्टमेन्ट आदिमा) course
  • 居眠いねむり a doze झुल्नु/बसेर सुत्नु course
  • 居間いま a living room बैठक कोठा course
  • 居いる be हुनु/बस्नु course
  • 住居じゅうきょ dwelling/residence बासस्थान/घर course
  • 居酒屋いざかや Japanese pub जापानी पब/भट्टी course
  • 同居どうきょ living together सँगै बस्नु course
  • 居心地いごこち comfort (of a place) बस्न सहज लाग्ने अनुभव course
  • 居留守いるす pretending to be out घरमा भएर पनि नभएको जस्तो गर्नु course

Example sentences

I move into a new apartment.
नयाँ अपार्टमेन्टमा बस्न सर्छु।
I dozed off during class.
कक्षामा झुलेँ (सुतेँ)।
The family gathers in the living room.
परिवार बैठक कोठामा जम्मा हुन्छ।
There is a child at home.
घरमा बच्चा छ।