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住居 (じゅうきょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
dwelling ; residence ; address
Refers to a place where someone lives, including the physical building or the location as an address. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to reside'.
地ち
域いき
に
は
多おお
く
の
住じゅう
居きょ
が
建た
て
られ
て
いる
。
Many dwellings are being built in this area.
Similar words 住じゅう 宅たく 住宅 is a broader term for housing in general, often used in contexts like 'housing market' or 'residential area', while 住居 focuses more on an individual dwelling or place of residence.
住じゅう 所しょ 住所 specifically means 'address' as a location identifier, whereas 住居 can mean both the physical dwelling and the address.
Etymology Compound of 住 (juu, 'living') and 居 (kyo, 'residing'), both carrying the meaning of dwelling or residing. The word has been used in Japanese for centuries to denote a place of residence.
