Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 住居する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 住じゅう 居きょ する 住じゅう 居きょ しない Polite 住じゅう 居きょ します 住じゅう 居きょ しません Past polite 住じゅう 居きょ しました 住じゅう 居きょ しませんでした Past 住じゅう 居きょ した 住じゅう 居きょ しなかった Te-form 住じゅう 居きょ して 住じゅう 居きょ しないで Desire 住じゅう 居きょ したい 住じゅう 居きょ したくない Potential 住じゅう 居きょ できる 住じゅう 居きょ できない Passive 住じゅう 居きょ される 住じゅう 居きょ されない Causative 住じゅう 居きょ させる 住じゅう 居きょ させない Causative passive 住じゅう 居きょ させられる 住じゅう 居きょ させられない Volitional 住じゅう 居きょ しよう Polite volitional 住じゅう 居きょ しましょう Imperative 住じゅう 居きょ しろ 住じゅう 居きょ するな Conditional 住じゅう 居きょ すれば 住じゅう 居きょ しなければ Tara conditional 住じゅう 居きょ したら 住じゅう 居きょ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 住じゅう 居きょ を 構かま える to set up one's residence in a place
After getting married, he set up his residence in Tokyo.
住じゅう 居きょ を 移うつ す to move one's residence
Due to a job transfer, I moved my residence to Osaka.
〈 物もの 〉 を 住じゅう 居きょ として 使つか う to use something as a residence
This old warehouse is now used as a residence.
Related words· 6 住宅 is the broader term for housing in general (e.g. the housing market or residential areas), while 住居 focuses on an individual person's dwelling or place of residence.
住まい is the everyday, conversational word for where someone lives, while 住居 is a more formal or written term used in official or legal contexts.
家 is the plain, everyday word for a house or home, whereas 住居 is a more formal, abstract term emphasizing the fact of residence rather than the building itself.
邸宅 specifically refers to a large, grand mansion, while 住居 is a neutral term that can refer to any kind of dwelling regardless of size.
Show 2 more Show fewer 住居 is the general everyday term for a dwelling, while 家宅 is a stiffer, formal or legal term used in contexts like police searches or property rights.
住居 is a formal, general word for any dwelling, while 新居 specifically means a home someone has newly moved into.
Word family· 10 dwelling site; habitation site; settlement remains
place of residence; residential address
housing expenses; household expenses; residence expenses
residential area; residential district; residential zone
rent allowance; housing allowance
Show 5 more Show fewer pit dwelling; dugout
breaking and entering; trespassing into a dwelling
pit dwelling; dugout
low-rise residential zone
medium and high-rise residential zone
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.
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