The kanji 居 primarily signifies "to be," "to exist," "to reside," or "to stay." It implies the concept of location, presence, and dwelling. It can refer to a person's physical location, a thing's presence, or the state of being somewhere.

・On-yomi (音読み): キョ (kyo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 居る (i.ru), 居す (i.su)

⚫︎ 住居 (juukyo) Translation: residence; address; dwelling ⚫︎ 同居 (doukyo) Translation: cohabitation; living together ⚫︎ 居間 (ima) Translation: living room; parlor

The kanji 居 is a pictophonetic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It combines two elements: * The radical 尸 (shikabane), which depicts a crouching body, representing a person. * The phonetic component 古 (ko), which contributes to the sound and suggests the location. The combination suggests a person's presence in a specific place. It evolved from an image of a person "being" or "staying" within a particular location, further developing into the concept of residing or living.