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有

Have
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingユウ、ウ
Kun readingあ.る
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3Level 6

Verbs with «有»

有する共有する保有する所有する

Meanings

  1. have
  2. approx
  3. exist
  4. happen
  5. occur
  6. possessRtK
  1. existence
  2. possession
  3. having
  4. limited company

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (ゆう)
夕 · evening結う · to do up (hair)

Popular Usage

有名有る有無有難い有様有難う有りのまま

Radicals and components

Radical月moon
How it's built
有
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

by one’s side · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 83

Compound words

有名ゆうめい
famous; well-known
有るある
to be; to exist; to live; to have; to be located
有無うむ
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
有難いありがたい
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
有するゆうする
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
有名なゆうめいな
famous
有利なゆうりな
advantageous
有力なゆうりょくな
powerful
共有するきょうゆうする
to share
保有するほゆうする
to possess; to own
所有するしょゆうする
to possess; to own
有様ありさま
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
含有がんゆう
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
共有きょうゆう
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
固有こゆう
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); endemic; unique (to)
公有こうゆう
public ownership; public domain
国有こくゆう
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
私有しゆう
private ownership
所有しょゆう
possession; ownership
占有せんゆう
possession; occupation; occupancy
特有とくゆう
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
保有ほゆう
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
有益ゆうえき
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
有害ゆうがい
harmful; hazardous

On Reading Examples

我々は、無から有を作り出すことができるだろうか。ゆう
Can we create something out of nothing?tatoeba
無から有は生じ得ない。ゆう
Nothing can come of nothing.tatoeba
無から有は生じない。ゆう
Nothing comes from nothing.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母親の力で有名になった。
He became famous thanks to his mother.tatoeba
彼は弁護士として有能だ。
He is capable as a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は部屋を共有している。
He shares a room.tatoeba
彼は評論家として次第に有名になった。
He became more and more famous as a critic.tatoeba
反りも少し有る。
It also has some curve.wiki
称え方は様々有る。
There are various ways of chanting it, as described below.wiki
熟成の有無は問わない。
The completion of maturation is not considered.wiki
戦いの有無と規模に関する考察
A consideration on the existence or nonexistence and the scale of the warwiki
其醜態と云ふものは、実に見るに忍びざる有様で。
The disgraceful behavior constituted an unbearable scene.wiki
上記のような有様で、治安は悪化の一途を辿った。
Just as described above, the public order continued to deteriorate.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Have, exist. A hand (ナ) + 月 (meat) — a hand holding meat: 'I have it'.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 有

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step