居
居

reside, to be, exist, live with

8 strokesFrequency 836JLPT N2Grade 5

On

キョコ

Kun

い.る-いお.る

Nanori

おきぐすえ

Dictionary

Common Words

いる居るUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #18
1

Intransitive verb

to be (of animate objects); to exist

Examples
民主主義に対する信頼をなくした者もいる。
Some have lost faith in democracy.
2

Intransitive verb

to stay

Examples
映画に行くのと家にいるの、どっちがいい？
Which would you rather do, go to the cinema or stay at home?
3

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action

to be ...-ing

Examples
すっかり食べ終わってはいない。
I haven't quite finished eating.
4

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state

to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

おる居るGodan verbFreq #229
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Humble; Intransitive verb

to be (animate); to be; to exist

Examples
「私の後から来る方は私に優る方である。私より先におられたからである」といったのはこの方の事です。
This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
2

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action

to be ...-ing

Examples
おかげで元気にしております。
They're all fine, thank you.
3

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state

to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

4

Auxiliary verb; After -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions

to (have the audacity to) do

いらっしゃるHonorificUsually kanaFreq #823
1

Godan verb - -aru special class; Intransitive verb

to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

Examples
お母さんはいらっしゃいますか。
Is your mother at home?
2

Godan verb - -aru special class; Auxiliary verb; After a -te form, or the particle "de"

to be (doing)

Examples
あなたはご両親のどちらに似ていらっしゃいますか。
Which of your parents do you take after?
いなくなる居なくなるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #1116
1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

Examples
あなたがいなくなれば寂しくなります。
I'll miss you very much if you go.
居場所いばしょNounFreq #2378
1

whereabouts; place; location

Examples
どうして私が彼の居場所を知っていようか。
How should I know where he is?
2

place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

芝居しばいNounFreq #4605
1

play; drama

Examples
どの芝居がいいですか。
Can you recommend a good play?
居間いまNounFreq #5254
1

living room (Western style); sitting room

Examples
彼女は居間の壁に小さなピカソの絵を掛けた。
She hung a little Picasso on the wall of the drawing room.
居心地いごこちNounFreq #7081
1

feeling of a house or a room

Examples
その部屋は居心地の良い感じがした。
The room had a nice cozy feel.
住居じゅうきょNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #7353
1

dwelling; house; residence; address

同居どうきょNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #7847
1

living together; coexistence

Examples
キムはケンと同居している。
Kim is living with Ken.
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