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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

居住する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyojū suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inhabit/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"多くの希少な動物がこの森に生息しています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To live in, dwell in, or occupy a place, region, or certain habitat as an inhabitant.

    "Several rare species of birds inhabit the dense rainforest canopy."
  2. 2

    To be present in or permeate something in a figurative sense.

    "A profound sense of melancholy seemed to inhabit every corner of the old house."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'inhabitare', combining 'in-' (in, upon) and 'habitare' (to dwell, inhabit, frequent). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially retaining its core sense of occupying a place as a permanent resident.

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