住 — kanji meaning “dwell”
住
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
- Meanings
- dwell, reside, live, inhabit
- On'yomi
- ジュウ (juu)、ヂュウ (juu)、チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- す.む、す.まう、-ず.まい
- Name readings
- し、じゅ、すみ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #270 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- zhù — Chinese character page
Words with 住
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
| 在住 | ざいじゅう zaijuu | residing; living; dwelling |
| 住む | すむ sumu | to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit |
| 住人 | じゅうにん juunin | dweller; inhabitant; resident |
| 原住民 | げんじゅうみん genjuumin | native people; aboriginal; indigenous people |
| 定住 | ていじゅう teijuu | settlement; permanent residency |
| 永住 | えいじゅう eijuu | permanent residence |
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