Kanji
棲
kanji character
live
dwell
棲 kanji-棲 live, dwell
棲
Meaning
live and dwell
Readings
Kun'yomi
- すむ
On'yomi
- せい そく inhabiting
- どう せい cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple)
- きょう せい coexistence
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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棲 息 inhabiting, living -
同 棲 cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple), living together -
共 棲 coexistence, living together, symbiosis... -
棲 息 地 habitat, home (e.g. of the tiger) -
棲 まうto live, to reside, to inhabit -
棲 むto live (of animals), to inhabit, to nest -
水 棲 aquatic (life), living in the water -
群 棲 growing en masse in one location (of plants), living gregariously (of animals), living in flocks... -
両 棲 類 amphibia, amphibian -
棲 家 dwelling, house, home... -
棲 処 dwelling, house, home... -
棲 遅 living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house -
棲 み家 dwelling, house, home... -
棲 み処 dwelling, house, home... -
両 棲 amphibious, amphibian -
隠 棲 secluded life -
旧 棲 old home, former home, old nest -
幽 棲 living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses -
陸 棲 terrestrial (life), land-dwelling -
棲 み分 けhabitat isolation, compartmentalization, segregation... -
半 同 棲 almost living together, spending most nights with one's partner -
棲 み分 けるto differentiate, to segregate -
群 棲 地 rookery, breeding grounds, nesting place -
終 の棲 家 one's final abode -
両 棲 動 物 amphibious animal -
水 棲 動 物 aquatic animal, aquatic fauna -
爬 虫 両 棲 類 学 herpetology -
良 禽 は木 を択 んで棲 むa wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve, a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost -
水 清 ければ魚 棲 まずthe morally upright have a hard time making friends, fish will not live in water that is (too) clean