棲

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

live, dwell

Kun'yomi
  • すむ
    		to live (of animals)
On'yomi
  • セイ
Nanori
  • ずみ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すむ 54.4%
セイ 45.6%

Character Breakdown

live, dwell
す.む　セイ　ずみ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
wife, spouse
つま　サイ　ずま (5th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)

Common Words

す
棲
　
む
to live (of animals)
どう
同
せい
棲
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple)
す
棲
　
み
わ
分
　
け
habitat isolation ②compartmentalization
いん
隠
せい
棲
secluded life
りょう
良
きん
禽
　
は
き
木
　
を
えら
択
　
ん
　
で
す
棲
　
む
a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve
みず
水
きよ
清
　
け
　
れ
　
ば
うお
魚
す
棲
　
ま
　
ず
the morally upright have a hard time making friends
きゅう
旧
せい
棲
old home
りょう
両
せい
棲
どう
動
ぶつ
物
amphibious animal
ゆう
幽
せい
棲
living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses
ぐん
群
せい
棲
living gregariously (of animals)
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References

Unicode hex code 68F2
JIS X 0208 1-32-19
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2297
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2743
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 989
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1246
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 902
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2496
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2559
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14980
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a8.16
Four corner code 4594.4