# 居 — Alive

Frequency rank 532 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 青 (Blue), less common than 該 (The Above).

- On’yomi: きょ
- Kun’yomi: い
- Radical: 尸 Corpse (Kangxi 44)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A flag on top hangs over old below — under the old flag, life persists, still alive and enduring through the ages.

In words:

- 居る いる — to be, to have (used for people and animals)
- 居間 いま — living room (western style)
- 居住 きょじゅう — residence

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