Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

Kunyomi: す.む

Onyomi: セイ

Composition: 西

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

生息 セイソク inhabiting, living

棲遅 セイチ living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house

旧棲 キュウセイ old home, former home, old nest

幽棲 ユウセイ living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

Kunyomi Examples

棲む すむ to live (of animals), to inhabit, to nest