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在

exist
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingザイ
Kun readingあ.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. existRtK
  2. outskirts
  3. suburbs
  4. located in
    山頂付近下部に山口神社が在る。Yamaguchi-jinja Shrine is located in the lower part of the area in the vicinity of the mountaintop.wiki
  1. overseas
  2. abroad

Popular Usage

現在在る在学健在

Radicals and components

Radical土earth
Components
How it's built
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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
在位ざいい
reign; being on the throne
存在するそんざいする
to exist
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

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の存在を意識した。
He was conscious of her presence.tatoeba
彼は日本滞在中、町から町へと訪ね歩いた。
He went about from town to town while he was in Japan.tatoeba
彼は日本語を習得するという目的でここに滞在している。
He is staying here with a view to learning Japanese.tatoeba
彼は日本に長く滞在すればするほど、日本語がうまくなっています。
The longer he stays in Japan, the better his Japanese gets.tatoeba
最終的にはどちらに付くか日和見主義をしたとの伝説が在る。
But according to a legend, Junkei was opportunistic, postponing the decision as to which side to support.wiki
大学在学中は猪木正道に師事。
While he was a university student, Oshima studied under Masamichi INOKI.wiki
高校在学中より野村万作に師事。
While he was still a high school student, he learned under Mansaku NOMURA.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

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