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Kanji Detail for 有 - "to have, to exist"

有

  • Meaning

    有 means "to have, to exist." Also associated with furthermore.

    1. Have - To possess; to own.

    2. Exist - To be; to occur.

    3. Furthermore - In addition; moreover.

  • Words using 有

    • 有力 ゆうりょく Listen influential; prominent; leading
    • 有効 ゆうこう Listen valid; effective; yuko (judo)
    • 有名 ゆうめい Listen famous; well-known
    • 有権者 ゆうけんしゃ Listen (eligible) voter; elector; constituent
    • 保有 ほゆう Listen possession; retention; maintenance
    • 所有 しょゆう Listen possession; ownership
    • 有る ある Listen to be; to exist; to live
    • 有罪 ゆうざい Listen guilt; culpability

  • Four-character idioms with 有

    • 有名無実 ゆうめいむじつ Listen in name but not in reality
    • 有耶無耶 うやむや Listen indefinite; hazy; vague
    • 亢龍有悔 こうりょうゆうかい Listen the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent; he who reaches the top is bound to fail if he is not prudent
    • 前途有望 ぜんとゆうぼう Listen promising future
    • 忙中有閑 ぼうちゅうゆうかん Listen having free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work
    • 有害無益 ゆうがいむえき Listen more harm than good; harmful and of no use

  • Tattoo check: 有

    • Verified meaning: to have, to exist
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あづさ, あり, ありさき, ありふく)
    • Also carries these associations: furthermore

    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 有

    Given names 有(あづさ)Listen 有(あり)Listen 有(ある)Listen 有(くにあき)Listen 有(たもつ)Listen 有(なお)Listen 有(ゆう)Listen 有(ゆうしゅん)Listen 有(ゆうり)Listen

    Surnames 有(ありさき)Listen 有(ありふく)Listen 有(ゆうみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    have, own, possess; exist

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to have, to own, to possess; to exist

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

    The opposite of none. From "Analerta": "To claim to have when one does not." | A grammatical particle. Such as Yu is called 有虞. Zhou is called 有周. | Interchangeable with 又. Such as 十有五年 (fifteen years).

  • Onyomi

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    u(ウ) ウ

    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

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    a.ru(あ-る) あ-る

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    月 (tsuki・tsukihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to have to exist furthermore maintain possess acquire contain hold include keep moreover obtain own retain

Sentences including 有

  • I met a famous scholar at the airport yesterday.

  • He became a famous actor.

  • I'm sure he is a man of ability.

  • Make the most of your college life.

  • She will be famous in the future.

  • Where there is life , there is hope.

  • His son became a famous pianist.

  • This ticket is good for one more week.

  • Her uncle is a famous doctor.

  • He is one of the most famous singers in japan.

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