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棲

棲: live

live; dwell; inhabit
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 6 words here

Readings

On
セイ
Kun
すむ

Used for creatures 'living': 棲む, 水棲, 棲息 (also written 生息); in 同棲 it means a couple living together.

Key words

棲むすむto live; to inhabit (animals)
同棲どうせいcohabitation
水棲すいせいaquatic
棲息せいそくhabitat; living (of animals)
隠棲いんせいliving in seclusion

Example sentences

Rare birds live in this forest.

The two lived together for about a year before getting married.

Frogs are amphibians that can live both in the water and on land.

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