キョ, コ, い.る, い, お.る, おき, ぐ, すえ

reside, to be, exist, live with

JLPT3 G5 S8 F836

# hard + buttocks → seat oneself on a hard surface → settle/set in place → *be present* → *exist* (compare , , and ) → *stay*; *live*.

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