居 = 尸 + 古

居 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “reside”. It is built from 尸 (corpse) and 古 (old). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1143. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: reside
RTK frame: 1143
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョ, コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): い.る, -い, お.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: место жительства
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 居 live

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 居

How to find 居 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “old”. 居 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 居 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.