live

(corpse) + (old)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK
COCK: As a stand-alone verb, when you'd normally use kunyomi, 居る is almost always written with hiragana: いる. And in a jukugo, when you'd normally use onyomi, 居る ususally uses kunyomi. It's enough to make you hate living . . .except you can't even write "I hate life!" in Japanese anymore.

Onyomi

Mnemonic

An old man living upstairs recently died and I found his corpse.

Kunyomi

い*る to be alive - to exist (only used about animals, not plants) 1/2 KANA
★★★★☆

Jukugo

居酒屋(いざかや)

Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
(live) + (liquor) + (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)

隠居(いんきょ) する

retire ☆☆☆☆☆ FRFP
(hide) + (live) = 隠居 (retire)

retire, retired person (Fucked Roots - retirement is cowardly? I see! I'll work for the Emperor until my arms fall off!)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
live OLD
extend to FREEDOM

The OLD lady lived a long time, but

FREEDOM extends only to the young.

Synonyms

theater, play
芝居    劇    ショー 演劇