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住居 (じゅうきょ): dwelling, house, residence, address — Japanese vocabulary

住居 is read じゅうきょ and means "dwelling, house, residence, address". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

住居

Reading
じゅうきょ · juukyo
Translation
dwelling, house, residence, address
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
じゅうきょが

Example

彼はジャマイカに住居を構えた。

かれはジャマイカにじゅうきょをかまえた。

He took up residence in Jamaica.

Kanji in this word

  • 住 — reside, live
  • 居 — Reside, To Be, Exist

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