住
住 — dwell, reside, live
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 7
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #270 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- じゅう juu
- ぢゅう juu
- ちゅう chuu
- じゅう juu
- Kun'yomi
-
- す.む su.mu
- す.まう su.mau
- -ず.まい -zu.mai
- す.む su.mu
Words that use 住
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 住む すむ to live (of humans) JLPT N5
- 住所 じゅうしょ address (of a home, business, etc.) JLPT N4
- 住宅 じゅうたく residence JLPT N3
- 住民 じゅうみん inhabitant JLPT N3
- 住 じゅう dwelling JLPT N3
- 衣食住 いしょくじゅう food, clothing and shelter JLPT N2
- 住居 じゅうきょ dwelling JLPT N2
- 住まい すまい dwelling JLPT N2
- 居住 きょじゅう residence JLPT N1
- 移住 いじゅう migration JLPT N1