在ざい住じゅう

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在住する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

residing in; living in

Used as a suffix or noun to indicate where someone lives, often in formal or written contexts. Common in phrases like 東京在住 (living in Tokyo).

〈場ば所しょ〉在ざい住じゅうresiding in 〈場所〉
彼かれはニューヨーク在ざい住じゅうのアーティストです。
He is an artist residing in New York.
〈場ば所しょ〉に在ざい住じゅうするto reside in 〈場所〉
現げん在ざい、彼かの女じょは大おお阪さかに在ざい住じゅうしている。
She currently resides in Osaka.

住すむN5
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).
居きょ住じゅうN1
居住 and 在住 are both formal, written terms for residence, but 居住 emphasizes the act/state of dwelling (居住地, 居住権) while 在住 is more often used as a suffix attached to a place name.
在ざい京きょう
在住 is the general word for residing in any place, while 在京 specifically means residing in the capital (Tokyo).

在ざい籍せきN1
在住 means 'residing (in a place)', while 在籍 means 'being enrolled or registered (in a school, company, etc.)'—both share 在 and describe a formal status but refer to different things.

Compound of 在 (ざい, 'to exist, be located') and 住 (じゅう, 'to live, reside'). The reading is on'yomi.