NichiDict

住まう

すまう
棲まう住う
[sumau]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to live; to reside; to inhabit

Examples

この土地に長年住まう人々の暮らしを調べた。

I studied the lives of people who have resided in this area for many years.

山奥に一人で住まっている老人を訪ねた。

I visited an old man living alone deep in the mountains.

かつてこの家に住まった有名な画家の足跡をたどった。

I retraced the steps of a famous painter who once resided in this house.