住み着く

すみつく

Also written 住みつく, 住着く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to settle (in a place); to settle down

Kanji

• 住 live. Read as すむ.
• 着 arrive. Read as つく.

Example sentences

• 数年後、ヨーロッパ人たちは沿岸の植民地に住み着いた。
  Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
• 当地に住み着いてから１０年以上になる。
  It's more than ten years since we came to live here.
• 彼らは結婚してボストン近くに住みついた。
  They got married and settled near Boston.
• ここにクマが住み着いてるんです。
  A bear lives here.

Common phrases

• 家に住み着く

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