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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Kunyomi: す.む, す.まう, -ず.まい

Onyomi: ジュウ, ヂュウ, チュウ

Composition: 亻 主

住

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

住民(じゅうみん)   residents

住所(じゅうしょ)   address

住宅(じゅうたく)   housing

移住する(いじゅうする)   migrate

住む(すむ)   live

住まい(すまい)   dwelling

Onyomi Examples

住 (ジュウ) dwelling, living

住居 (ジュウキョ) dwelling, house, residence, address

先住 (センジュウ) original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest

安住 (アンジュウ) living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot

Kunyomi Examples

住む (すむ) to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

住まう (すまう) to live, to reside, to inhabit

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