居

Meaning

居 centers on being settled in a place: residing, existing somewhere, or living with someone. The core idea is a stable presence rather than a temporary stay.

• 居るおる
  N4

  to be (animate); to be; to exist

• 居らっしゃるいらっしゃる
  N5

  to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

• 居酒屋いざかや
  N3

  izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

• 居住きょじゅう
  N1

  residence; living (at, in); abode

• 芝居しばい
  N3

  play; drama

• 同居どうきょ
  N1

  living together; coexistence

• 居場所いばしょ
  N2

  whereabouts; place; location

• 入居にゅうきょ

  moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence

• 居心地いごこち
  N2

  feeling of a house or a room

• 住居じゅうきょ
  N2

  dwelling; house; residence; address

• 新居しんきょ

  new home

• 敷居しきい
  N1

  threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

• 居眠りいねむり
  N3

  nodding off (while sitting); dozing

• 鳥居とりい
  N1

  torii (Shinto shrine archway)

• 別居べっきょ
  N1

  separation; living separately; living apart

• 転居てんきょ
  N2

  moving; changing residence; change of address

• 居間いま
  N3

  living room (Western style); sitting room

• 長居ながい

  long visit; overstaying

• 皇居こうきょ
  N1

  Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

• 隠居いんきょ
  N1

  retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)

• 紙芝居かみしばい

  kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

• 居候いそうろう

  lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

• 雑居ざっきょ

  living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters

• 居室きょしつ

  living room

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