Today’s Kanji is “住” (su-mu); Kanji for “to live”.
Handwritten Kanji “住” (su-mu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “住”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 住 | ジュウ す-む す-まう |
juu su-mu su-mau |
7 | 亻 | to live |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “住”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 居住地 | きょじゅうち | kyojuuchi | Residence |
| 原住民 | げんじゅうみん | genjuumin | Native people |
| 祖父母と住む | そふぼとすむ | sofubotosumu | Live with grandparents |
