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    3. 住まう

    住まう

    住すま​う​

    to live

    KMT9News #35+1Ref L2Verb, IntransitiveHome & HousingKanji Vocab12 strokes

    棲まう住う

    すまう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to live, to reside, to inhabit

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは東とう京きょうに住すまっています。

    He lives in Tokyo.

    KMT6Home & HousingDaily Life
    この地ち域いきには、多おおくの芸げい術じゅつ家かが住すまっています。

    Many artists reside in this area.

    KMT9Home & HousingArt & Design
    遠とおい昔むかし、この森もりには神か々みが住みがすまうと信しんじられていた。

    Long ago, it was believed that gods resided in this forest.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyNature & Environment
    快かい適てきに住すまうためには、住じゅう環かん境きょうの整せい備びが不ふ可か欠けつです。

    To live comfortably, the improvement of the living environment is essential.

    KMT9Home & HousingDaily Life
    深ふかい海うみの底そこには、まだ知しられていない生せい物ぶつが数かず多おおく住すまう。

    Many unknown creatures inhabit the bottom of the deep sea.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    Characters that make up this word

    住
    す.む・す.まう・-ず.まい…(6)
    dwell・reside・live・inhabit
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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