Moto 居: Reside; To Be; ExistKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョ、コ
- Kun'yomi
- い(る)、-い、お(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 294 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョ・コ)
- 居住きょじゅうresidence; abode
- 皇居こうきょImperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
- 住居じゅうきょdwelling; house
- 入居にゅうきょmoving into (house)
- 同居どうきょcoexistence; living together
- 別居べっきょseparation; living apart
- 居住者きょじゅうしゃresident; inhabitant
- 新居しんきょnew home
- 転居てんきょmoving; changing residence
- 居室きょしつliving room
- 雑居ざっきょliving together; mixed residence
- 居城きょじょうcastle of a feudal lord
- 居士こじgrhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
- 居留きょりゅうresidence; reside
- 居留民きょりゅうみんresident; residents
- 独居どっきょliving alone; solitude
- 隠居いんきょretirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)
- 一言居士いちげんこじperson who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic
- 不法入居者ふほうにゅうきょしゃsquatter
- 中高層住居専用地域ちゅうこうそうじゅうきょせんようちいきmedium and high-rise residential zone
- 二地域居住にちいききょじゅうdual residence (in both the city and country)
- 低層住居専用地域ていそうじゅうきょせんようちいきlow-rise residential zone
- 住居侵入罪じゅうきょしんにゅうざいbreaking and entering
- 住居表示じゅうきょひょうじJapanese addressing system (district-block-lot)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 芝居しばいplay; drama
- 居間いまliving room (Western style); sitting room
- 居酒屋いざかやizakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
- 居るおるto be (animate); to be
- 居場所いばしょwhereabouts; place
- 鳥居とりいtorii; Shinto shrine archway
- 紙芝居かみしばいkamishibai; storytelling with pictures
- 居合わせるいあわせるto happen to be present
- 並み居るなみいるto sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
- 仲居なかいwaitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
- 居並ぶいならぶto sit in a row; to be arrayed
- 居候いそうろうlodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader
- 居座りいすわりremaining
- 居座るいすわるto remain; to stay (somewhere)
- 居所いどころwhereabouts; address
- 居残りいのこりworking overtime
- 居残るいのこるto stay behind; to remain
- 居直るいなおるto sit upright; to sit up straight
- 居眠りいねむりnodding off (while sitting); dozing
- 立ち居振る舞いたちいふるまいmovements; behavior
- 芝居小屋しばいごやplayhouse; theatre
- 長居ながいlong visit; overstaying
- ずには居られないずにはいられないfeel compelled to; can't help but feel
- ないでは居られないないではいられないfeel compelled to; can't help but feel
- 一の鳥居いちのとりいfirst torii gate of a shrine
- 一人芝居ひとりしばいone-person show; one-woman show
- 一芝居ひとしばいtrick; act
- 並居るなみいるto sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
- 中居なかいwaitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
- 人形芝居にんぎょうしばいpuppet show
- 伽芝居とぎしばいfairy play; pantomime
Other readings
- 居心地いごこちcomfort
- 敷居しきいthreshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
- 三柱鳥居みつばしらとりいtriangular three-pillar torii
- 仮住居かりずまいtemporary residence
- 住居手当じゅうきょてあてrent allowance
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