• 住所じゅうしょ — address
• 住民じゅうみん — resident
• 住職じゅうしょく — chief priest (at a temple)
• 住すまい — dwelling, residence
• 住すむ — to live, to reside
• 永住えいじゅう — permanent residence

住 combines the person radical (亻) with 主 (master) — showing a person taking root or settling in a place as their own. It is closely linked to long-term presence or residency.

東京とうきょうに住すんでいます。
I live in Tokyo.

住所じゅうしょを教おしえてください。
Please tell me your address.

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