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居る (いる) — (humble) to be (animate) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

居る

いる

N5

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞usually kana

Meanings

1(humble) to be (animate)
2to exist
3to be (of animate objects)
4to stay
5to be ...-ing
6to have ...-ed
7to be ...-ed

Example sentence

兄は今、家に居ます。

あにはいま、いえにいます。

My older brother is at home now.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

居Reside, To Be, Exist8 strokes

Full entry on Jisho