Onyomi: ウ, ユウ · Kunyomi: あ.る · Meanings: approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess
Kanji for approx, exist, happen, have, occur
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The kanji 有 combines the “hand” radical (又) with a component representing a container or object, symbolizing holding or possessing something. In ancient times, it represented ownership or existence of goods. 有 came to mean have, possess, or exist, capturing the idea of holding or having something.
A hand holding an object — 有 means to have, possess, or exist.
Imagine holding something in your hand as yours — that’s 有, the kanji for having or possessing.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 有 | ゆう | existence | common Noun |
| 在り | あり | existing (at the present moment) | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 有 | う | bhava (becoming, existence) | Noun |
| 有る | ある | to be, to exist, to live | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb), Intransitive verb |
| 有名 | ゆうめい | famous, well-known | common JLPT-N5 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | valid, effective | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 有能 | ゆうのう | able, capable, competent, talented, efficient | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 有利 | ゆうり | advantageous, favourable, better, stronger | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 凡ゆる | あらゆる | all, every | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | fee-charging, paid, not free | common JLPT-N2 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |