Keyword
to be (animate object)
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1143
Readings
(84%)
きょ
(13%)
(1%)
Composed of
corpse with a flag
old
Used in kanji (5 in total)
fixed in place
hem
hand saw
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Used in vocabulary (304 in total)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
play; drama
living room (Western style); sitting room
dwelling; house; residence; address
coexistence; living together
long visit; overstaying
to happen to be present
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
residence; abode; dwelling
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
castle of a feudal lord
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
residence
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
living room
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
separation; living apart
moving into (house)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
high-handed; overbearing
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to take up one's residence
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
keeping house; being confined to one's house
pretending to be out
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
being (somewhere); sitting
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
place of residence; dwelling place
moving; changing residence; change of address
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
resident; inhabitant
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
from where one sits; while sitting by
playhouse; theatre; theater
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
(one's) seated posture
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
falling asleep at the wheel
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to happen to be present
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
whereabouts; address
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
living alone; solitude; solitary life
liveability; livability
comfortable retirement
(one's) seated posture
to happen to be present
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
from one's seat; without stirring
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
single-person cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
movements; sitting and standing
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
one's new address
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
residence; dwelling; home
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
residence; reside
multi-person cell; shared cell
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis
to take up residence; to settle in
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
temporary residence
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
shrine; imperial palace
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
staying at home
cave dwelling; troglodytism
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
(one's) seated posture
resident; residents
dwelling (habitation) site; site of a (prehistoric) settlement
provincial theatrical performance
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
first torii gate of a shrine
hermitage; retreat; retirement; seclusion
movements; sitting and standing
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
window-sill; window-ledge
many torii; torii corridor
staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
retirement from active life; moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence
sitting on a veranda
cave dweller; caveman
household expenses; residence expenses; housing expenses
population centre
gregariousness
shutting oneself up at home
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
behavior; bearing; demeanor; one's daily life
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
torii made of stone
former residence
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
refusal to leave
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
Japanese addressing system (district-block-lot); displayed address
small gathering; happy circle
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
living in retirement
single-person cell; solitary cell; isolation cell; solitary confinement cell
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
solitary life; wretched abode
person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic
available for immediate move-in
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
living in idleness
living room-cum-dining room
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
commuter marriage
practice sword used in iaido
being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
town originally built around a Shinto shrine
triangular three-pillar torii
you must seize every golden opportunity; strike while the iron is hot; when you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
calm or at rest; having nothing to do; still
post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern
notice of a change of address
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study
There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
job performed in one's home (e.g. tailor, seal engraver); domestic occupation
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
deep bathtub with a water-heating tank; bathtub heated from below
movements; sitting and standing
movements; sitting and standing
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
forewarned is forearmed; in fair weather prepare for foul; (lit.) don't forget war in time of peace
widowhood
mixed residential quarter
backwards body drop
kimono seat lining
from where one sits; while sitting by
period of separation; time living apart
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
one's surroundings; surrounding area
choosing a homesite by divination
occupying a certain place
straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is
to crowd in; to come together
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
sleeping together in a huddle
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
from one's seat; without stirring
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
deep bathtub with a water-heating tank; bathtub heated from below
living in rented quarters
concave land hermit crab (Coenobita cavipes)
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
you must seize every golden opportunity; strike while the iron is hot; when you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price
to crowd in; to come together
short noh piece with three seated performers
fairy play; pantomime
comedy; burlesque
cell (e.g. monk's)
behavior; bearing; deportment; manners; demeanor
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loaches under the willow tree
threshold gate; threshold element
threshold gate; threshold element
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
bars (of a saddle tree)
one's seat; buttocks
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
right-angled loop (used in plumbing); right-angled expansion pipe; torii-shaped piping
squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
stay; residence; sojourn
stay; residence; sojourn
to push in; to be crowded
dual residence (in both the city and country)
inhabiting a region (esp. in China); living in a concentrated community
inhabiting a region (esp. in China); living in a concentrated community
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
semi-residential zone; quasi-residential area
to sit in a circle
Nakai Station (Ishikawa)
dewdrop spider (any spider of genus Argyrodes)
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
Examples (151 in total)
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