居 (Kanji for live) | KANJIDAMAGE

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
居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)

隠居(いんきょ) する

retire ☆☆☆☆☆ FR FP
隠 (hide) + 居 (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
居	live	OLD	古
届	extend to	FREEDOM	由

The OLD lady lived a long time, but

FREEDOM extends only to the young.

居 live

Onyomi

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Kunyomi

Jukugo

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