僑
expatriate, person living abroad, temporary home
Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- きゅう
Meaning
僑 centers on living away from one's homeland: an expatriate, a person residing abroad, or a temporary home in a foreign place.
Most common words using 僑
- 華僑かきょう
overseas Chinese
- 印僑いんきょう
Indian working abroad; overseas Indian
- 和僑わきょう
Japanese person living and working abroad (esp. in Asia as a business person)
- 和僑会わきょうかい
association of overseas Japanese merchants
- 新華僑しんかきょう
overseas Chinese (esp. after 1978)
- 日僑にっきょう
overseas Japanese
- 老華僑ろうかきょう
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
- 華僑大学かきょうだいがく
Huaqiao University
- 越僑えっきょう
overseas Vietnamese
Study
Etymology
僑 combines 亻 (person) with 喬, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of being tall or distant, suggesting a person far from home.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 喬, which looks like a tall watchtower. Imagine an expatriate standing by a tall tower in a foreign land, looking toward home.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, picture an expatriate in Kyoto (京都, きょうと) feeling at home: Kyoto -> キョウ, and the person 亻 finds a temporary home there.