住
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings
On'yomi
- ジュウ
- ヂュウ
- チュウ
Kun'yomi
- す.む
- す.まう
- -ず.まい
Nanori
- し
- じゅ
- すみ
Meaning
住 centers on making a place one's own: dwelling, residing, living, or inhabiting a location.
Most common words using 住
24 of 266- 住むすむN5
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
- 住民じゅうみんN3
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
- 住宅じゅうたくN3
residence; housing; residential building
- 住所じゅうしょN5
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
- 移住いじゅうN1
migration; move; emigration; immigration
- 在住ざいじゅう
residing; living; dwelling
- 住人じゅうにんN1
dweller; inhabitant; resident
- 居住きょじゅうN1
residence; living (at, in); abode
- 住じゅうN1
dwelling; living
- 住居じゅうきょN2
dwelling; house; residence; address
- 住まいすまいN3
dwelling; house; residence; address
- 定住ていじゅう
settlement; permanent residency
- 原住民げんじゅうみん
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
- 住職じゅうしょく
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
- 永住えいじゅうN1
permanent residence
- 住まうすまう
to live; to reside; to inhabit
- 安住あんじゅう
living in peace; living a quiet life
- 衣食住いしょくじゅうN2
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
- 先住せんじゅう
original inhabitant; aboriginal
- 現住所げんじゅうしょN1
(present) address
- 住み心地すみごこち
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
- 住宅地じゅうたくちN1
housing district; residential district
- 住宅街じゅうたくがいN2
residential area
- 住民税じゅうみんぜい
municipal tax
Study
Etymology
住 combines 亻 (person) with 主, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of staying or being fixed in place.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 主, like a master of a house, settles in and makes it their home. 住 means to dwell or reside.
Reading mnemonic
For ジュウ, imagine a person dwelling in a huge, comfortable shoe: shoe -> ジュウ, and they live inside it.