A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Reside ; To Be ; Exist ; Live With

Readings on: キョ・コ
Kun readings: い.る・-い・お.る

居るいる — be present (be animated)

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 居間いま — Living room Word card → Source
• 芝居しばい — stage play; theatre Word card → Source
• 居住きょじゅう — residence Source
• 同居どうきょ — living together Source
• 皇居こうきょ — imperial palace Source
• 隠居いんきょ — Retirement Source