Memory phrase for the Kanji: 居

居

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Meaning residence, inhabit, exist, stay

Pronunciation

KYO
iru, oru

Explanation

Top: buttocks in side view 尸, below: old 古 (= originally a skull, but more helpful: the image of a tomb stone)

Mnemonic
 
When the buttocks gets old, he stays at his residence.

Radicals

居 exist
尸 buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
古 oldPicture of a gravestone
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 Vocabulary

居酒屋 いざかや  japanese style bar
居る いる  to be, to have (used for people and animals)
居間 いま  living room (western style)
同居 どうきょ  living together
住居 じゅうきょ  dwelling, house, residence, address
居住 きょじゅう  residence
居眠り いねむり  dozing, nodding off
皇居 こうきょ  Imperial Palace
芝居 しばい  play, drama

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