在 — kanji meaning “exist”
在
exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
- Meanings
- exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
- On'yomi
- ザイ (zai)
- Kun'yomi
- あ.る
- Name readings
- あり
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #211 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- zài — Chinese character page
Words with 在
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 在籍 | ざいせき zaiseki | being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.) |
| 実在 | じつざい jitsuzai | actual existence; real existence; existing in real life |
| 在庫 | ざいこ zaiko | stock; inventory |
| 在学 | ざいがく zaigaku | attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student |
| 在住 | ざいじゅう zaijuu | residing; living; dwelling |
| 在留 | ざいりゅう zairyuu | residing (esp. abroad); staying; living |
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