• 居間いま — living room
• 居住きょじゅう — residence
• 同居どうきょ — living together
• 転居てんきょ — moving to a new residence
• 別居べっきょ — living separately

「居」 is made up of the radical 尸 (しかばね, corpse or shelter) and the component 古 (ふるい, old). The character originally depicted a person sitting or residing under a roof, symbolizing dwelling or staying in one place.

彼かれは 東京とうきょうに 居います。
He lives in Tokyo.

居間いまで テレビを 見みていました。
I was watching TV in the living room.

The on-yomi キョ and コ are common in compound words like 居住 or 転居. The kun-yomi いる appears in everyday expressions such as 居る (to be present) and 居間 (living room).