6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

Kun'yomi
  • to be ②to have ③to be located ④to be equipped with
On'yomi
  • existence ②possession ③limited company
  • bhava (becoming, existence)
Nanori
  • あら
  • あり
  • ある
  • くに
  • なお

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ユウ 94.1%
あり 1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
ある 0.0%

Character Breakdown

possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

existence ②possession ③limited company
famous ②fame
one's possessions
advantageous ②profitable
valid ②yuko (judo)
joint ownership ②sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6709
JIS X 0208 1-45-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3727
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4756
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2983
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 265
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 423
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 273
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 245
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1003
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 79
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b2.3
Four corner code 4022.7
De Roo Code 1446