居
reside, to be, exist, live with
Grade Level
Grade 5
Stroke Count
8 strokes
Radical
尸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
キョ, コ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
いる, -い, おる
Nanori (Name Reading)
い, いや, おき, おり, さや, すえ, やす, より
Common Readings
キョ, い…る
Example Vocabulary
居る
いる
to be, to exist (for living things)
居場所
いばしょ
whereabouts; place to be; location
芝居
しばい
play, drama, acting
居間
いま
living room
居心地
いごこち
comfort, feeling at ease
長居
ながい
long stay, overstaying
居座る
いすわる
to stay put, to refuse to leave
居合わせる
いあわせる
to happen to be present
同居
どうきょ
living together, cohabitation
居心地が悪い
いごこちがわるい
uncomfortable, ill at ease
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