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住む (すむ) — to reside | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

住む

すむ

N5

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to reside
2to live in
3to live (of humans)
4to inhabit

Example sentence

どこに住んでいますか。

どこにすんでいますか。

Where do you live?

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Kanji in this word

住Dwell, Reside, Live7 strokes

Full entry on Jisho