# 住 — Dwell

Frequency rank 350 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 乗 (Ride), less common than 施 (Carry Out).

- On’yomi: じゅう
- Kun’yomi: す
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A leader (leader) stands on the left and a master (master) sits on the right — the leader serves the master, and together they dwell in the same house, living side by side.

In words:

- 住む すむ — to live in
- 住 じゅう — dwelling;living
- 住所 じゅうしょ — an address,a residence

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