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iru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

iru

English Meaning(s) for 居る

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

Definition and Synonyms for 居る

Spy a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Synonyms: いぬ, いる, いる, スパイ, 回し者, 密偵, 工作員, 探り, 探る, 諜報員, 諜者, 間者, 間諜, 隠密
Exist have an existence, be extant
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 存在, 御座す, 御座在る
Be have life, be alive
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 在世, 存する, 御座す, 生きる, 生存, 生息
Abide dwell
Synonyms: いる, いる, いる, おる, ステイ, とどまる, 住する, 宿る, 止まる, 止まる, 残る, 滞在, 滞留
Be occupy a certain position or area
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 御座す, 御座在る
Staggeringly extremely
Synonyms: いる, いる, とと, 甚く, 痛い
Presence the state of being present
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, 出席, 存在
Stay stay put (in a certain place)
Synonyms: いる, おる, とどまる, 張り付く, 止まる
Lie be and remain in a particular state or condition
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, おる
Stand occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, おる, ござる, いらっしゃる, 位置, 御座在る, 立つ
Dwelling housing that someone is living in
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, ハイム, ホーム, アビタシオン, , 住まい, 住まう, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, 住所, , お宅, 実家, , , 室積み, , , , 家作, 家宅, 家居, 家屋, 宿り, 宿る, , , 居住, 居宅, 居館, , , 屋敷, 自宅, , 邸宅, ,
House a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, おうち, ハウス, メゾン, 人家, 令堂, 住まい, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, , , お宅, 室積み, , , , 家宅, 家屋, 宿, 宿, , , 居宅, 居所, 居館, , , 建屋, , , , ,
Highly to a high degree or extent
Synonyms: いい, いる, いる, ごく, よく, いとも, いとも, かなり, たまる, とても, ひどい, ひどく, よほど, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, したたか, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, なかなか, はなはだ, めっきり, めっぽう, メキメキ, ことのほか, たまらない, 世にも, 何より, 大変, 好く, 実に, 思い切り, 思い切る, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至る, 至って, 至極, 良い, 誠に, 非常, 非常に, 高度
Super to an extreme degree
Synonyms: いる, いる, ごく, いとも, いとも, とても, ひどい, ひどく, むごい, やたら, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, はなはだ, めっぽう, よくよく, 一方ならず, 世にも, 大いに, 大変, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至極, 非常, 非常に
Be be somewhere
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 御座す, 御座在る
Presence current existence
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, 出席, 存在
Highly favorably or with much respect
Synonyms: いい, いる, いる, ごく, よく, いとも, いとも, かなり, たまる, とても, ひどい, ひどく, よほど, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, したたか, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, なかなか, はなはだ, めっきり, めっぽう, メキメキ, ことのほか, たまらない, 世にも, 何より, 大変, 好く, 実に, 思い切り, 思い切る, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至る, 至って, 至極, 良い, 誠に, 非常, 非常に, 高度

Meanings for each kanji in 居る

» reside; to be; exist; live with

Categories 居る is a member of

Be have the quality of being
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Continue continue in a place, position, or situation
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Edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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Dwelling housing that someone is living in
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Lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
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Stay In Place be stationary
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Being the state or fact of existing
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Secret Agent a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 居る

Conjugations for 居る

masu stem
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i
Negative stem
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i
te-form
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ite
Negative te-form
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inakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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inaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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iru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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inai
Past Indicative Form
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ita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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inakatta
Presumptive Form
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iyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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imasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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imasen
Past Indicative Form
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imashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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imasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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imashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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itai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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itakunai
Past Indicative Form
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itakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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itakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()·]
ita
te-form
[()···]
itakute
Negative te-form
[()·····]
itakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··]
itaku
Provisional Form
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itakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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itakunakereba
Conditional Form
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itakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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itakunakattara
Objective Form
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itasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·]
iro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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inasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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ireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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inakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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inakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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itara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
inakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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itari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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irareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
irarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
irareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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irarenakatta
masu-stem
[()··]
irare
te-form
[()···]
irarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
irarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
iraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
iraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
iraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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iraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··]
ireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
irenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
ireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
irenakatta
te-form
[()··]
irete
Negative te-form
[()····]
irenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
iremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
iremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
iremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
iremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
irareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
irarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
irareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
irarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
irare
te-form
[()···]
irarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
irarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
iraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
iraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
iraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
iraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
isaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
isasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
isaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
isasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
isase
te-form
[()···]
isasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
isasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
isasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
isasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
isasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
isasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
isaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
isaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
isaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
isaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()····]
isaserare
te-form
[()·····]
isaserarete
Negative te-form
[()·······]
isaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()······]
isaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
isaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·······]
isaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··········]
isaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()·]
in
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·]
izu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·]
inu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
izaru

Sample Sentences for 居る

I will stay at home tomorrow.
He must be at home. I see his car in his garage.
You may stay here if you like, so long as you keep quiet.
You can stay here as long as you like.
Happy people are those who remember only the good things from the past, while unhappy people are those who remember only the opposite.

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So, if I want to say "I don't want to exist", will it be "Boku ga itakunai"?

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 3 years ago


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