在 — exist, outskirts, suburbs

ある在 exist

U+5728 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes Freq #211 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #740 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

exist
outskirts
suburbs
located in

word

あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

在(あ) り方(かた) arikata the way things should be

ざい zai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

現(げん) 在(ざい) genzai present 存(そん) 在(ざい) sonzai existence 滞(たい) 在(ざい) taizai stay 在(ざい) 庫(こ) zaiko inventory 在(ざい) 住(じゅう) zaijuu residing in 在(ざい) 日(にち) zainichi residing in Japan 潜(せん) 在(ざい) senzai latent 在(ざい) zai existence 在(ざい) 宅(たく) zaitaku at home 実(じつ) 在(ざい) jitsuzai actual existence 不(ふ) 在(ざい) fuzai absence

Stroke order

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