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Kanji Detail for 棲 - "dwell, nest"

棲

  • Meaning

    棲 means "dwell, nest." Also associated with roost.

    1. Dwell - To live; to reside; to inhabit.

    2. Nest - Where birds make their home.

    3. Roost - To settle down; to rest.

  • Words using 棲

    • 同棲 どうせい Listen cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

  • Tattoo check: 棲

    • Verified meaning: dwell, nest
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すみえ)
    • Also carries these associations: roost

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 棲

    Surnames 棲(すみえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    live; dwell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    perch; roost; stay

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    perch, roost, to stay

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To rest. Same as 栖. 棲遲 means to rest and wander. | A cage. From "Mencius": "The two sisters-in-law were ordered to manage my chicken coop." | 棲棲: Appearance of inspecting horses and carriages. From "Book of Odes."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    su.mu(す-む) す-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    dwell nest roost inhabit settle live lodge occupy perch home house stay sojourn colonize establish reside

Sentences including 棲

  • They moved in together?

  • They lived together for two years before they got married.

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