live · reside

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 住 concerns residence. 住む is read すむ, and 住所 is read じゅうしょ.
• Basic usage: 住む means to live somewhere as one's residence, while 住所 is the address identifying that location.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Location and ongoing residence
  • この町に住んでいる means that someone lives in this town. Mark the residence with に; 住んでいる commonly describes where someone currently lives.
  • The connecting form of 住む is 住んで, and its past form is 住んだ.