漢字城 Kanji Fortress

住 live

Also: reside

On'yomi
ジュウ
Kun'yomi
す-む、す-まう
Strokes
7
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): す-む.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
住 is written in 7 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) who is master (主) of a house is the one who actually lives there.

A common word

  • 住所 じゅうしょ address

Example sentences

  • どこにすんでいますか。

    Where do you live?

  • かぞくはとうきょうにすんでいます。

    My family lives in Tokyo.

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.

主 is a component.

  • 注 pour
  • 柱 pillar N2
  • 駐 stop-over N2
  • 往 journey N1