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在

exist
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingザイ
Kun readingあ.る
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

現在在る在学健在

Radicals and components

Radical土earthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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genie · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 740

Compound words

現在げんざい
the present; present time; now; as of; present tense
在学ざいがく
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
健在けんざい
in good health; alive and well; going strong
介在かいざい
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
顕在けんざい
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
在外ざいがい
overseas; abroad
在庫ざいこ
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
在住ざいじゅう
residing; living; dwelling
在職ざいしょく
being in office; holding a position; employment; service
在籍ざいせき
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
在宅ざいたく
being at home; being in
在日ざいにち
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Zainichi; Zainichi Korean; North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
在任ざいにん
being in office
在来ざいらい
pre-existing; already there; conventional
在留ざいりゅう
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
自在じざい
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
実在じつざい
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
所在しょざい
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
潜在せんざい
potentiality; dormancy; latency
存在そんざい
existence; being; presence
滞在たいざい
stay; sojourn
駐在ちゅうざい
residence; stay; (job) posting; being stationed (overseas, etc.); residential police box
点在てんざい
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
不在ふざい
absence; disregard; indifference

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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