# 居 live

(corpse) + 古 (old)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
COCK
COCK: As a stand-alone verb, when you'd normally use kunyomi, 居る is almost always written with hiragana: いる. And in a jukugo, when you'd normally use onyomi, 居る ususally uses kunyomi. It's enough to make you hate living . . .except you can't even write "I hate life!" in Japanese anymore.

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| An old man living upstairs recently died and I found his corpse.

## Kunyomi

い*る | to be alive - to exist (only used about animals, not plants) 1/2 KANA ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

居酒屋(いざかや) | Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
隠居(いんきょ) する | retire ☆☆☆☆☆ FR FP 隠 (hide) + 居 (live) = 隠居 (retire) retire, retired person (Fucked Roots - retirement is cowardly? I see! I'll work for the Emperor until my arms fall off!)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
居 | live | OLD | 古
届 | extend to | FREEDOM | 由

The OLD lady lived a long time, but

FREEDOM extends only to the young.

## Synonyms

theater, play 芝居 劇 ショー 演劇