居

reside

JLPT N3 Grade 5 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: い.る・-い・お.る
On'yomi: キョ・コ

居 means "reside". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read い.る・-い・お.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ・コ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

居 in example sentences

長居ながいはしないよ。

Nagai wa shinai yo.

I won't be here long.
私わたししか居いないのか？

Watashi shika inaino ka?

Am I alone here?
長居ながいはできないよ。

Nagai wa dekinai yo.

I can't stay long.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 居 mean?: 居 means "reside". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 居 have?: 居 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 居 read?: It is read い.る・-い・お.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ・コ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 居?: 居 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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