居る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
居
い 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 て (-te) conjunctive form. Note that ている (-te iru) colloquially shortens to てる (-teru), ていた (-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

Kanji in this term
居
お 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.)