Kanji Detail for 棲 - "dwell, nest, roost"

棲

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
棲 means "dwell, nest, roost."
1. Dwell - To live; to reside; to inhabit.
2. Nest - Where birds make their home.
3. Roost - To settle down; to rest.
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

sei(セイ)
Kunyomi

su.mu(す-む)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
dwell nest roost inhabit settle live lodge occupy perch home house stay sojourn colonize establish reside