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Meanings

live
dwell

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
ずみ

Common Words

住う
棲まう
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #6617
1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

Examples
言葉は人となって、私たちの間に住まわれた
The word became flesh and lived for a while among us.
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.
うせい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14070
1

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

Examples
二人は結婚する前に二年間同棲した。
They lived together for two years before they got married.
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

んせい
Noun
Freq #29717
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

growing en masse in one location (of plants)

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Also written as 群棲

living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.

3

Buddhism

all living creatures

ょうせい
共棲
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #32929
1

coexistence; living together

2

Biology

symbiosis

3

Geology

paragenesis

水棲
いせい
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #42966
1

aquatic (life); living in the water

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.
両棲類
ょうせいるい
Noun
Freq #56820
1

amphibia; amphibian

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