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Japanese symbol for “aru”

Romaji: onseioutouyunitto
ARU; Audio Response Unit

In Japanese, aru is , read (onseioutouyunitto).

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Meanings

  1. n ARU; Audio Response Unit (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
voice
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: こえ、こわ-
7 strokes · JLPT 3
apply, answer, yes
on: オウ、ヨウ、-ノウ
kun: あた.る、まさに、こた.える
7 strokes · JLPT 2
solution, answer
on: トウ
kun: こた.える、こた.え
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording
ほんね honnereal intention; motive; true opinion
そうおん souonnoise; din
はつおん hatsuonpronunciation
せいめい seimeideclaration; statement; proclamation
うたごえ utagoesinging voice; (sound of) singing
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
こたえ kotaeanswer; reply; response

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.