Memory phrase for the character: 住

住

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Meaning

live, inhabit

Pronunciation

JŪ
sumu

Explanation

Left: person 亻/人, right: master 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master.)

Mnemonic


 
A person is master where he lives.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
主 master




 Vocabulary

住む すむ  to abide, to reside, to live in, to inhabit
住所 じゅうしょ  address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile
住宅 じゅうたく  resident, housing
住 じゅう  dwelling, living
住まい すまい  dwelling, house, residence, address
住居 じゅうきょ  dwelling, house, residence, address
住民 じゅうみん  citizens, inhabitants, population
居住 きょじゅう  residence
移住 いじゅう  migration, immigration

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