居 Kanji for reside

N3–N2Grade 58 strokes

reside, to be, exist, live with

Kun: い.る、-い、お.る
On: キョ、コ

居 is the Japanese kanji for reside, to be, exist, live with. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is い.る、-い、お.る and its on reading is キョ、コ.

Stroke order

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Words with 居

居おるto be (animate), to be, to exist
芝しば居いplay, drama
居きょ住じゅうresidence, living (at, in), abode
住じゅう居きょdwelling, house, residence
皇こう居きょImperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
居い間まliving room (Western style), sitting room

Practice 居 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.