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Kanji 在: meaning "exist, located", readings, stroke order

The kanji 在 means "exist, located". On'yomi: ザイ; kun'yomi: ある. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
exist, located
On'yomi
ザイ
Kun'yomi
ある
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 在

  • 在る ある — to be, to have
  • 現在 げんざい — Currently / present
  • 在る ある — to live, to be, to exist
  • 存在 そんざい — existence, being
  • 滞在 たいざい — stay, sojourn
  • 在学 ざいがく — (enrolled) in school
  • 顕在 けんざい — Manifest / apparent
  • 潜在 せんざい — Latent / potential
  • 内在 ないざい — Inherent / internal
  • 顕在化 けんざいか — Materialization
  • 潜在意識 せんざいいしき — Subconscious
  • 存在論 そんざいろん — Ontology

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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