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Kanji Detail for 在 - "to exist, to reside"

在

  • Meaning

    在 means "to exist, to reside." Also associated with rural.

    1. Exist - To be present; to have being.

    2. Reside - To live in a place; to dwell.

    3. Rural - The countryside; provincial areas.

  • Words using 在

    • 存在 そんざい Listen existence; being; presence
    • 在住 ざいじゅう Listen residing; living; dwelling
    • 在日 ざいにち Listen resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Zainichi
    • 滞在 たいざい Listen stay; sojourn
    • 在庫 ざいこ Listen stock; inventory; having in stock
    • 在りし日 ありしひ Listen past days; bygone days; days of yore
    • 不在 ふざい Listen absence; disregard; indifference
    • 在宅 ざいたく Listen being at home; being in

  • Four-character idioms with 在

    • 潜在意識 せんざいいしき Listen subconsciousness; the subconscious
    • 自由自在 じゆうじざい Listen free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery
    • 不在証明 ふざいしょうめい Listen alibi
    • 伸縮自在 しんしゅくじざい Listen elastic; flexible; telescoping
    • 出没自在 しゅつぼつじざい Listen appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
    • 変幻自在 へんげんじざい Listen phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting

  • Tattoo check: 在

    • Verified meaning: to exist, to reside
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, あり, ありふく)
    • Also carries these associations: rural

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 在

    Given names 在(あき)Listen 在(あきら)Listen 在(あり)Listen 在(ある)Listen 在(たもつ)Listen 在(ひさし)Listen

    Surnames 在(ありふく)Listen 在(ちえぼく)Listen 在(みつる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    be at, in, on; consist in, rest

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To dwell. Such as describing a position as 在上在下 (above or below). (Book of Changes) "In a lowly position without worry." | To exist. (Analects) "While parents are alive, do not travel far." | A particle. Specifically pointing to a place is 在. (Great Learning) "Rests in the highest good."

  • Onyomi

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    zai(ザイ) ザイ

  • Kunyomi

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    a.ru(あ-る) あ-る

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to exist to reside rural be stay dwell inhabit live remain persist endure occupy subsist survive continue countryside provincial location place

Sentences including 在

  • I have stayed in kyoto for three days.

  • There is no time like the present.

  • As of today , we haven't had an answer from him.

  • I met her during my stay in mexico.

  • She made up her mind to stay with us for a while.

  • He is now staying in paris.

  • I went to her house , but she was not at home.

  • She's not the woman she was before she got married.

  • I stay in osaka.

  • He stayed in new york for three weeks.

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