居る
いる · iru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan
to be
居 = reside: to be is to dwell somewhere, said of living things
The kanji 居 means to reside or stay put, as in 住居 (dwelling). Iru is the being-verb for people and animals, while aru covers objects. Sound hook: I rule (i-ru) only over the living.