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住
On'yomi
ジュウ・ヂュウ・チュウ
JUU / JUU / CHUU
Kun'yomi
す.む・す.まう・-ず.まい
sumu / sumau / zumai
dwell · reside · live · inhabit
Details
Strokes7
Frequency#270
Radical人person(2)
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Component Breakdown
住=
亻主
person + 主
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and master. Person living as master.
Symbolism
Residence, address, resident. Represents settled living place.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
行住坐臥
ぎょうじゅうざが
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; daily life
一所不住
いっしょふじゅう
vagrant; transient lifestyle; vagrant
常住坐臥
じょうじゅうざが
at all times; day in, day out; constantly; at all times
常住不断
じょうじゅうふだん
ceaseless; constant; uninterrupted; ceaseless
常住不滅
じょうじゅうふめつ
everlasting; forever unchanging; undying; everlasting
住めば都
すめばみやこ
Anywhere is home once you're settled; Any place becomes comfortable when you live there long enough
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
住の江の 岸による波 よるさへや 夢の通ひ路 人めよくらむ
Poem #18 from Hyakunin Isshu
藤原敏行朝臣Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
9th century