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Kanji Detail for 居 - "reside, stay, dwell"

  • Meaning

    居 means "reside, stay, dwell."

    1. Reside - To live in a place; to dwell.

    2. Stay - To remain in one location; to be present.

    3. Keep - To store; to hold onto.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reside; to be; exist; live with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    live, dwell, reside, sit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit

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

    To dwell. Such as 燕居, meaning leisurely living at home without affairs. | To store. 化居 means exchanging what one has accumulated. See (Book of Documents). Hence storing goods is called 居積. Hoarding goods awaiting higher prices is called 居奇. Also, harboring ill intentions is called 居心不良, same meaning. | To occupy. Such as 居其多數. | Settled. (Book of Odes) "Settled and bore a child." Now, things as expected are called 居然如此. | A particle. 何居 is like asking "why is it so." Also written as 其.
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Sentences including

  • It so happened that they were not there.

  • You may stay here if you want to.

  • Last night i began to nod off in front of the tv.

  • I was at home then.

  • It is just an act.

  • I would rather stay home than go out.

  • The play begins at six this evening.

  • You may stay here as long as you keep quiet.

  • She got on a bus and took a seat in the front.

  • You may stay here as long as you keep quiet.

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