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JLPT N5 Beginner

住

To live, reside, or dwelling.

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Other forms

住む sumu - plain form
住みます sumimasu - polite form
住んで sunde - te-form
住んだ sunda - plain past
1 Verb (as part of `住む`, sumu)

To Live / Reside

Indicates the action of maintaining a primary residence or home base in a specific location.

Example

A どこ に 住んで います か 。
B 大阪 に 住んで います 。

[A:] Where do you live? [B:] I live in Osaka.

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2 Noun Component

Dwelling / Residence (in compounds)

Functions as a component in compound words related to housing, habitation, and addresses.

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住
す, じゅう
To live, reside, or dwelling.
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