居 — geo, gi

Parts that make up 居

How 居 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 居 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 尸, 古.

Korean example words with 居

• 산거山居 Korean gloss: 산속에서 삶
• 세거世居 Korean gloss: 한 고장에 대대로 삶
• 거상居常 Korean gloss: 일상생활에서의 보통 때
• 집거集居 Korean gloss: 일정한 지역에 모여 삶
• 동거同居 Korean gloss: 한집이나 한방에서 같이 삶
• 거상居喪 Korean gloss: ‘상복’을 속되게 이르는 말
• 암거巖居 Korean gloss: 속세를 떠나 산야에 숨어 삶
• 웅거雄居 Korean gloss: 웅장한 집. 또는 그런 거처
• 거접居接 Korean gloss: 잠시 몸을 의탁하여 머물러 삶
• 거정居停 Korean gloss: 귀양 간 사람이 머물러 있는 곳
• 거실居室 Korean gloss: 가족이 일상 모여서 생활하는 공간
• 혈거穴居 Korean gloss: 동굴 속에서 삶. 또는 그런 동굴

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 居

• 芝居しばい play; drama
• 居住きょじゅう residence; living (at, in); abode
• 皇居こうきょ Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
• 住居じゅうきょ dwelling; house; residence
• 入居にゅうきょ moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
• 居間いま living room (Western style); sitting room
• 同居どうきょ living together; coexistence
• 別居べっきょ separation; living separately; living apart
• 居住者きょじゅうしゃ resident; inhabitant
• 居酒屋いざかや izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
• 居るおる to be (animate); to be; to exist
• 鳥居とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway)

Characters sharing the phonetic 古

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “고” in Korean.

Other hanja read “거”

Other hanja with radical 尸