有 – possess, have, exist

6 strokesTaught in grade 3#282 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 有 means possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユウ、ウ (yuu, u); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あ.る (aru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 月 (no. 74).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユウ	yuu
On’yomi	ウ	u
Kun’yomi	あ.る	aru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 月 (Kangxi radical 74). Components: ノ・一・月.

Words using 有

有るあるto be有名ゆうめいfamous有無うむexistence or nonexistence有効ゆうこうvalid有能ゆうのうable有利ゆうりadvantageous有機ゆうきorganic有料ゆうりょうfee-charging有難いありがたいgrateful有ゆうexistence国有こくゆうnational ownership固有こゆうcharacteristic (of)特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of)所有しょゆうpossession私有しゆうprivate ownership有益ゆうえきbeneficial有望ゆうぼうpromising有力ゆうりょくinfluential有り様ありさまstate

Example sentences

これは芭蕉の非常に有名な俳句です。

This is a very famous haiku by Basho.

Tatoeba #218151

排卵の有無を調べる方法はありますか？

Is there some way to check for ovulation?

Tatoeba #74335

その切符は一週間有効です。

The ticket is valid for a week.

Tatoeba #208558

Kanji with the same radical

月期朝望服朗

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