ゐる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ゐる – see the following entry.
いる
[verb] (of animate objects) to exist, to be
[verb] (of animate objects) to have
[verb] (auxiliary) [with (verb in ren'yōkei +) (te)]
[verb] used to express the progressive aspect; to be (doing)
[verb] used to express a regular, repeated action
[verb] used to express a state resulting from the action
[verb] (obsolete) to sit
Alternative spelling
居る
(This term, ゐる (wiru), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)