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住 = 亻 + 主
住 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dwell”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 主 (lord). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1027.
- Keyword
- dwell
- RTK frame
- 1027
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジュウ, ヂュウ, チュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- す.む, す.まう, -ず.まい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- жилище
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 住 reside
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 住 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “lord”. 住 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 住 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.