居る

Meanings

1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
2. to stay
3. to be ...-ing
4. to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive, auxiliary verb

Kanji

• 居

  Meanings

  reside, to be, exist, live with

  On reading

  キョ、コ

  Kun reading

  い.る、-い、お.る

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• 民主主義に対する信頼をなくした者もいる。

  Some have lost faith in democracy.

  Tatoeba #81027 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 映画に行くのと家にいるの、どっちがいい？

  Which would you rather do, go to the cinema or stay at home?

  Tatoeba #189332 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• すっかり食べ終わってはいない。

  I haven't quite finished eating.

  Tatoeba #214668 · CC BY 2.0 FR