Japanese symbol for “residing”
在住
ざいじゅう
Romaji: zaijuu
residing; living; dwelling
In Japanese, residing is 在住, read ざいじゅう (zaijuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, n-suf, vi residing; living; dwelling
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “residing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在留 | ざいりゅう zairyuu | residing (esp. abroad); staying; living |
| 鎮座 | ちんざ chinza | enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place) |
| 駐箚 | ちゅうさつ chuusatsu | residing (abroad; of a diplomat, etc.) |
| 宮居 | みやい miyai | residing (of an emperor or god) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.