Kanji: 居

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	尸 Radical name: しかばね
Meaning:	Reside, to be, exist, live with
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	居(い)る	to be, to have (used for people and animals)
N3	居眠(いねむ)り	dozing, nodding off
N3	居間(いま)	living room (western style)
N3	居(お)る	to be (animate), to be, to exist
N3	芝居(しばい)	play, drama
N2	住居(じゅうきょ)	dwelling, house, residence, address
N1	隠居(いんきょ)	retirement, retired person
N1	居住(きょじゅう)	residence
N1	皇居(こうきょ)	Imperial Palace
N1	転居(てんきょ)	moving, changing residence
N1	鳥居(とりい)	torii (Shinto shrine archway)
N1	同居(どうきょ)	living together