This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: i
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

being (somewhere)

Note: usu. used in compound words
See also: 居る (reading いる, entry #1)
2

sitting

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with

Example Sentences

(だれ)かいる?
➥Is anybody here?
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ネコがいる。
➥There is a cat.
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(だれ)かいるの?
➥Is somebody there?
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一言居士(いちげんこじ)
➥You have something to say about everything, don't you?
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(いえ)にいたい。
➥I would rather stay at home.
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(あに)がいます。
➥I have an older brother.
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