Meaning of 住む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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住むJLPT 5
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Kana Readingすむ
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Romajisumu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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Example Sentences
住む, すむ used in context
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I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
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The rate of increase in households is higher for apartment houses than for individual houses.
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パプアニューギニアに住むメラネシア人の多くは、かなり強い天然パーマですね。
Most of the Melanesians living in Papua New Guinea have very curly hair, don't they?
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I'm Japanese, but I don't live in Japan.
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Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.
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The refugees were living in a narrow, squalid backstreet.
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