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occupy

HSK 6 N1
キョ
す.える、す.わる
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 據.
Components
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Meaning component
reside
live, dwell, reside, sit
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jū]
see 拮据[jié​jū]
[jù]
variant of 據|据[jù]
/ [jù]
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
しがらみ
Shigarami surname