noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. inhabiting, living.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生息 せいそく
棲息 せいそく
栖息 せいそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
breath, respiration, son
いき ソク (3rd, N3)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)