住
住 — Dwell
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
On’yomiジュウ (juu)
On’yomiヂュウ (jiゅu)
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomiすむ (sumu)
Kun’yomiすまう (sumau)
Kun’yomi-ずまい (zumai)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 住
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 在住 | ざいじゅう zaijuu | residing; living; dwelling |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 住 | じゅう juu | dwelling; living |
Study notes
住 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #270 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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