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Meanings

nest
rookery
hive
cobweb
den

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
す.む
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
すみ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #5167
1

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive

Examples
ミツバチは、においのサンプルをに持ち帰ることによって食糧のありかを伝える。
Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
2

den

3

haunt

4

(spider's) web

Examples
クモはいつも自分たちのを3次元に織る。
Spiders always weave their webs in three dimensions.
棲息
いそく
栖息
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11685
1

inhabiting; living

Examples
シーラカンスは深海に生息する。
The coelacanth inhabits the deep sea.
栖む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #13808
1

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

Examples
コロンブスがアメリカ大陸を発見したとき、バイソン(アメリカ野牛)は、広大な地域に棲んでいた
When Columbus discovered America, bison (American buffalo) inhabited a wide-ranging area.
住みか
住家
棲家
みか
棲み処
Noun
Freq #15668
1

dwelling; house; home; residence; abode; habitat

Examples
残飯の屑は害虫の住処になる。
Garbage harbors vermin.
2

den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

棲息地
せいそくち
Noun
Freq #45503
1

habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)

Examples
北極熊は極地の氷原に住んでいるのだが、生息地を失い、絶滅するであろう。
The polar bear, which lives on the polar ice-cap, will lose its home and die out.
ヒジキ
鹿尾菜
羊栖菜
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #54139
1

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

隠栖
んせい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #57856
1

secluded life

終の住処
終の栖
終のすみか
終の住み処
ついのすみか
Expression
Noun
Freq #88408
1

one's final abode

旧栖
きゅうせい
Noun
Freq #217070
1

old home; former home; old nest

幽栖
うせい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #301583
1

living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

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