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  • 絵
  • 電

8 住 Dwelling

Alternative Meanings

Reside, Dwell

Radical Combination

  • イ Leader
  • 主 Master

Readings

On’yomi

じゅう

Kun’yomi

す

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

The leader of the masters gets the biggest dwelling. He resides in a huge mansion on the top of the mountain, surrounded by all the other masters in their smaller dwellings.

Hints

Picture the leader master's big, beautiful dwelling. Everyone else is jealous.

Reading Mnemonic

He needs this big dwelling so he has somewhere to store all of his jewels (じゅう). Masters always have lots of fancy, expensive things, and he has jewels.

Hints

Imagine opening the door to the leader master's dwelling and thousands of jewels come pouring out, whisking you off, down the mountain.

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 王
    • おう
    • King
  • 主
    • しゅ
    • Master
  • 注
    • ちゅう
    • Pour
  • 往
    • おう
    • Depart
  • 柱
    • ちゅう
    • Pillar

Found In Vocabulary

  • 住所
    • じゅうしょ
    • Address
  • 住人
    • じゅうにん
    • Resident
  • 住む
    • すむ
    • To Live
  • 住民
    • じゅうみん
    • Residents
  • 住宅
    • じゅうたく
    • Dwelling
  • 移住
    • いじゅう
    • Migration
  • 移住者
    • いじゅうしゃ
    • Emigrant
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