【住】(juu, sumu/ live) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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This time, I will introduce the Kanji character 住.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is
・じゅう　juu

For example,
・住宅　じゅうたく　juu-taku
It means housing

・住所　じゅうしょ　juu-sho
It means address (e.g. of house)

・住民　じゅうみん　juu-min
It means residents, inhabitants
People living in a relatively large area or region
・先住民　せんじゅうみん　sen-juu-min
It means aborigines

・住人　じゅうにん　juu-nin
It means resident, inhabitant
People who live on a small area of land or in a building.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・す-む　su-mu

For example,
・住む　すむ　su-mu
It means to live

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
But, there is no special reading.

Meanings 

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "住".
・live, reside

Radical

And the radical of this character is 亻　nin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・住吉　すみよし　Sumiyoshi
・久住　ひさずみ　Hisazumi
・住谷　すみたに、すみや　Sumitani, Sumiya
・住田　すみだ　Sumida

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 住

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 住
・安住 紳一郎　あずみしんいちろう　Azumi Shinichirou
He is a TV announcer.

・千住 博　せんじゅひろし　Senju Hiroshi
He is a painter.

・四十住 さくら　よそずみさくら　Yosozumi Sakura
She is a skateboarder. She won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 住.
・千住　せんじゅ　Senju
This is the name of a place in Tokyo

Similar

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 代
・往　おう、ゆく　ou, yu-ku
It means to go

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