居住|きょじゅうkyojuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbresidence; living (at, in); abode
   「居住きょじゅう外国人がいこくじん」とは、どういう意味いみですか。↗

   What does "resident alien" mean?

• Synonym住むすむNeutralThe everyday verb 'to live': 「東京に住む」. The most common choice in speech, while 「居住」 is written and statistical in flavour.
• Synonym住じゅうWrittenWritten word for living, seen mostly in set phrases like 「衣食住」; seldom used on its own.
• Synonym住居じゅうきょNeutralRefers to the dwelling itself, the place one lives, as in 「住居を移す」; points to the place rather than the act of living.
• Synonym定住ていじゅうNeutralSettling down permanently in one place, as in 「定住者」 or 「定住人口」; stresses putting down roots, while 「居住」 says nothing about how long.
• Synonym居留きょりゅうFormalFormal term for residing in a place, often a foreign country, as in 「居留地」 or 「在外居留民」; suggests a relatively long stay.
• Synonym住するじゅうするWrittenWritten-style word for living or staying somewhere; rare today. In everyday speech say 「住む」, in formal or statistical contexts 「居住」.
• Synonym居きょWrittenWritten word for a residence, used mainly in compounds such as 「新居」 and 「転居」.
• Related住まいすまいNeutralAn everyday word for where one lives, as in 「お住まい」; carries a feel of everyday living.
• Related自宅じたくNeutralOne's own home, as in 「自宅待機」; points to the place where you yourself live, whereas 「居住」 names the act of living.
• Related住宅じゅうたくNeutralHousing or a residential building, as in 「住宅地」; refers to the structure itself, while 「居住」 is the act of living.
• Related住所じゅうしょNeutralAn address, as in 「住所を書く」; points to the address information rather than the act of living that 「居住」 describes.
• Related家宅かたくWrittenWritten and formal word for a home or premises, seen mostly in legal contexts like 「家宅捜索」.
• Related屋敷やしきNeutralA mansion or estate belonging to a wealthy household, as in 「武家屋敷」; suggests a spacious compound.
• Related家屋かおくWrittenWritten word for a house as a building, common in tax and disaster statistics.
• Related邸宅ていたくFormalFormal word for a grand residence, as in 「大邸宅」; stresses size and scale.
• Relatedお宅おたくFormalHonorific for the other person's home or household; never used of your own, and unlike 「居住」 it carries respect.
• Related宅たくWrittenWritten word for home or house, used mainly in compounds such as 「帰宅」 and 「宅配」.
• Related居きょWrittenWritten word for a residence, used mainly in compounds such as 「新居」 and 「転居」.
• Related邸ていNeutralAlso written 「邸」: a large, stately mansion, used in both old and modern contexts; unlike the act of living in 「居住」, it names the house itself.
• RelatedんちCasualColloquial suffix attached to a name to mean that person's house, as in 「田中んち」.
• Antonym退去たいきょNeutralLeaving or moving out of a place, as in 「退去手続き」; the opposite of 「居住」, which is living there.

For living somewhere, 「居住」 is the written, statistical term, as in 「居住者」 and 「居住地」. In speech, say 「住む」; for where someone lives, 「住まい」; for an address, 「住所」. 「定住」 adds the idea of settling permanently, 「居留」 a long stay abroad. The rest name places or buildings — 「住居」, 「自宅」, 「住宅」, 「屋敷」, 「邸宅」 — rather than the act of living. The opposite of living somewhere is 「退去」, moving out.

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1. 住すむこと。