居る

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 居る – see the following entry.
いる
[verb] (of animate objects) to exist, to be
[verb] (of animate objects) to have
[verb] Used as a 補助動詞 (hojo dōshi), after a verb in the (-te) conjunctive form. Note that いる (-te iru) colloquially shortens to てる (-teru), いた (-te ita) colloquially shortens to てた (-teta), etc.
[verb] Indicates a progressive or continuative tense: to be doing
[verb] Indicates a regular, repetitive action.
[verb] Indicates a state resulting from the action.
[verb] (obsolete) to sit
(This term, 居る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 居る – see the following entry.
おる
[verb] (of animate objects) to exist, to be, to have
[verb] (after a transitive verb in the て conjunctive form) to be (doing): indicates a progressive or continuous sense; the verb ending -ておる (-te oru) is often contracted to とる (-toru)
[verb] (Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū, after a verb in the conjunctive form) to be (doing); a continuous sense; often transformed to よる (yoru)
(This term, 居る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)