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居 — JLPT N3 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: キョ, コ  ·  Kunyomi: -い, い.る, お.る  ·  Meanings: exist, live with, reside, to be

居 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for exist, live with, reside, to be (With 3D Visualization)

Kanji for exist, live with, reside, to be
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Strokes: 8
Meanings
exist, live with, reside, to be
Onyomi
キョ
Kunyomi
い.る, お.る
Name Readings
おき, ぐ, すえ
JLPT
N3
Grade
5
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
居 きょ residence Noun
居 い being (somewhere) Noun, used as a suffix, Noun, used as a prefix, Noun
居間 いま living room (Western style), sitting room common JLPT-N3 Noun
居る いる to be (of animate objects), to exist common JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
居住 きょじゅう residence, living (at, in), abode common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
居眠り いねむり nodding off (while sitting), dozing common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
居酒屋 いざかや izakaya, tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks common Noun
いらっしゃる いらっしゃる to come, to go, to be (somewhere) common JLPT-N4 Godan verb - -aru special class, Intransitive verb
居る おる to be (animate), to be, to exist common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
居合わせる いあわせる to happen to be present common Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
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Example Sentences

Example #1
猫が部屋に居ます。
ねこ が へや に います
neko ga heya ni imasu
There is a cat in the room.
Example #2
彼は家に居ます。
かれ は いえ に います
kare wa ie ni imasu
He is at home.
Example #3
友達が居間でテレビを見ています。
ともだち が いま で テレビ を みています
tomodachi ga ima de terebi o miteimasu
My friend is watching TV in the living room.
Example #4
子供が庭に居ます。
こども が にわ に います
kodomo ga niwa ni imasu
The children are in the garden.
Example #5
彼女は静かに居ます。
かのじょ は しずか に います
kanojo wa shizuka ni imasu
She is quietly sitting there.
Example #6
居心地がいい部屋です。
いごこち が いい へや です
igokochi ga ii heya desu
It’s a comfortable room.
Example #7
犬が庭に居ました。
いぬ が にわ に いました
inu ga niwa ni imashita
The dog was in the garden.
Example #8
彼は会社に居ます。
かれ は かいしゃ に います
kare wa kaisha ni imasu
He is at the office.
Example #9
猫がソファに居ます。
ねこ が ソファ に います
neko ga sofa ni imasu
The cat is on the sofa.
Example #10
部屋に友達が居ます。
へや に ともだち が います
heya ni tomodachi ga imasu
My friend is in the room.
Example #11
居間で家族と話しました。
いま で かぞく と はなしました
ima de kazoku to hanashimashita
I talked with my family in the living room.
Example #12
居場所が見つかりました。
いばしょ が みつかりました
ibasho ga mitsukarimashita
I found a place to stay.
Example #13
居間で本を読んでいます。
いま で ほん を よんで います
ima de hon o yonde imasu
I am reading a book in the living room.
Example #14
彼はずっと居ます。
かれ は ずっと います
kare wa zutto imasu
He has been here all the time.
Example #15
猫が窓辺に居ます。
ねこ が まどべ に います
neko ga madobe ni imasu
The cat is sitting by the window.