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Meaning of 在り(あり) in Japanese

在り, 有り
Kana Reading
あり
Romaji
ari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    existence (at the present moment)
    Example sentence
    壁に耳あり障子に目あり。 Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.

Examples of 在り, 有り, あり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

有 JLPT 4

6 strokes

possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

On'Yomi: ユウ, ウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.る

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在 JLPT 3

6 strokes

exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in

On'Yomi: ザイ

Kun'Yomi: あ.る

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