住 — dwell, reside, live
じゅう
住
dwell
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
action
U+4F4F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #270
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #959
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- dwell
- reside
- live
word
しゅう ・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
す su Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 亻 (person) provides the meaning domain. 主 (shu/jū, lord) gives the sound. To dwell or reside.