住すむ

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住む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Used for humans living in a place. For animals, 棲む is often preferred.

〈場ば所しょ〉に住すむto live in a place
彼かれは東とう京きょうに住すんでいる。
He lives in Tokyo.
〈人ひと〉と住すむto live together with someone
私わたしは両りょう親しんと住すんでいます。
I live with my parents.

暮くらすN4
暮らす emphasizes daily life and livelihood, while 住む simply states where one resides.
居きょ住じゅうN1
居住する is a formal, written-style synonym of 住む, common in official documents rather than everyday speech.
住すまう
住む is the common, everyday verb for living somewhere, while 住まう is a more formal or literary word suggesting a settled, long-term dwelling.
生せい息そく
住む is the everyday verb for living somewhere and is used mainly for people, while 生息 is the formal term for animals or plants inhabiting a habitat.

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在ざい住じゅう
住む is the everyday verb for 'to live (in a place)', while 在住 is a more formal noun/suffix often seen in written profiles or official contexts (e.g. 東京在住).
宿やどる
住む means to live somewhere permanently, while 宿る implies a temporary or non-permanent dwelling, or an abstract presence such as a feeling or spirit.

棲すむ
棲む shares the same reading as 住む but is used for animals or organisms inhabiting a place, not for humans.

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山やま住ずみ
living in the mountains; mountain life · mountain dweller; person living in the mountains
住すみよい
comfortable to live in; livable
住すみ心地ごこち
comfort of living; livability
住すみ替かえ
moving house; relocation
住すみ込こむ
live in; become a live-in employee; reside at one's workplace
部屋へや住ずみ
adult son living at home without inheritance; dependent adult child
隠かくれ住すむ
live in hiding; live as a recluse
住すみにくい
difficult to live in; inconvenient to reside; unpleasant to live

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 住 is conventionally associated with dwelling and residence.