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住

Dwell

WaniKani level 8JLPT N4Joyo grade 3Top 500 ¡ #2707 strokes

Meanings

Dwell, Reside, Live, Inhabit

On'yomi

じゅう、 ぢゅう、 ちゅう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 住

住 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

住 (Dwell) is taught on WaniKani at level 8 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #270 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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