おる

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 居る

to be (animate); to be; to exist; to be ...-ing

JLPT N3 common word

Meaning

v5rvi
to be (animate); to be; to exist
v5raux-v
to be ...-ing
v5raux-v
to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
v5raux-v
to (have the audacity to) do

Example sentences

いつも柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.
そこに居れば居るほどその土地が好きになる。

The longer I stay there, the more I like the place.
病室には白い服をまとった看護婦と産婆とが出産の準備を致して居りました。

In the hospital room, the nurse wearing white clothes and the midwife were preparing for the delivery.