Kanji

居

reside, to be, exist, live with

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

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 sentences

居場所 いばしょ
新しい職場に自分の居場所を見つけた。

I found my place in the new workplace.

わりだす わりだす
集めた証拠から、犯人の居場所をわりだした。

We deduced the culprit's location from the collected evidence.

芝居 しばい
彼女の泣き真似はただの芝居だ。

Her crying is just an act.

幕 まく
芝居の幕が下りた。

The play's curtain came down.

居間 いま
家族全員が居間に集まってテレビを見ている。

The whole family is gathered in the living room watching TV.

居心地 いごこち
このカフェはとても居心地が良い。

This cafe is very comfortable.

ピリピリ ピリピリ
職場の雰囲気がピリピリしていて、居心地が悪い。

The atmosphere at work is tense, making it uncomfortable to be there.

長居 ながい
お忙しいところ、つい長居をしてしまいました。

I'm sorry for staying so long despite you being busy.

居座る いすわる
客がいつまでもカフェに居座っていて、店員が困っている。

The customer is staying at the cafe indefinitely, and the staff is troubled.

南郭濫吹 なんかくらんすい
無能な者が重役に居座る現状を、新聞は南郭濫吹だと書いた。

The newspaper described the situation, in which an incompetent person stayed in an executive post, as a case of an impostor passing as capable.

Example Vocabulary

居る

いる

to be; to exist (animate)

居場所

いばしょ

place to belong; place where one is

芝居

しばい

play; drama; acting

居間

いま

living room; sitting room

居心地

いごこち

comfort; feeling of being in a place

長居

ながい

long stay; staying too long

居座る

いすわる

to stay indefinitely; to sit tight; to refuse to leave; to remain in a position

居合わせる

いあわせる

to happen to be present; to be on the scene

同居

どうきょ

living together; coexistence

居心地が悪い

いごこちがわるい

uncomfortable; feeling out of place; awkward

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