- 1. [v5r, vi] to be (animate); to be; to exist (uk, hum)
- 2. [aux-v, v5r] to be ...-ing — after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action
- 3. [aux-v, v5r] to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed — after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state
- 4. [suf, v5r] to (have the audacity to) do — after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions
Kanji in this word
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居
reside, to be, exist, live withOn: キョ (kyo)、 コ (ko)Kun: い.る (i.ru)、 -い (-i)、 お.る (o.ru)
Example Sentences
「私の後から来る方は私に優る方である。私より先におられたからである」といったのはこの方の事です。
This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
おかげで元気にしております。
They're all fine, thank you.