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    3. 住む

    住む

    住すむ​

    to live (of humans)

    N5KMT10News #47+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    すむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

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    私わたしは東とう京きょうに住すんでいます。

    I live in Tokyo.

    KMT2Daily Life
    彼かれは長なが年ねん、この小ちいさな町まちに住すんでいる。

    He has lived in this small town for many years.

    KMT5Daily Life
    この森もりには珍めずらしい鳥とりたちが住すんでいる。

    Rare birds live in this forest.

    KMT6AnimalsNature & Environment
    新あたらしいアパートに住すむことになり、引ひっ越こしの準じゅん備びをしている。

    I'm going to live in a new apartment, so I'm preparing for the move.

    KMT7Home & HousingDaily Life
    将しょう来らいは自し然ぜん豊ゆたかな場ば所しょで、静しずかに住すみたいと彼かれは考かんがえている。

    He is thinking that in the future, he wants to live quietly in a place rich in nature.

    KMT8Daily LifeNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    住
    す.む・す.まう・-ず.まい…(6)
    dwell・reside・live・inhabit
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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