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住み着く

住みつく、 住着く

Reading

Kana: すみつく
Romaji: sumitsuku
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Definition

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to settle (in a place); to settle down

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Example Sentences

その部族(ぶぞく)(みん)はその川沿(かわぞ)いに()()いた。
➥Members of that tribe settled along the river.
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(かれ)らは結婚(けっこん)してボストン(ちか)くに()みついた。
➥They got married and settled near Boston.
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当地(とうち)()()いてから10(ねん)以上(いじょう)になる。
➥It is more than ten years since we came to live here.
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(すう)年後(ねんご)、ヨーロッパ(じん)たちは沿岸(えんがん)植民地(しょくみんち)()()いた。
➥Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
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