在

exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ザイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

あり

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:6

JLPT:N3

Frequency:211

Vocabulary

ザイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
介在	カイザイ	existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
健在	ケンザイ	in good health; alive and well; going strong
顕在	ケンザイ	being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
現在	ゲンザイ	the present; present time; now; as of; present tense; this world; this life; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
在外	ザイガイ	overseas; abroad

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
見在	げんざい	the present; present time; now; as of; present tense; this world; this life; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one
在る	ある	to be; to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about; to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
在りのまま	ありのまま	as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid
在りし日	ありしひ	past days; bygone days; days of yore; the olden days; while still alive; during one's lifetime
自由自在	じゆうじざい	free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

attend, doing, official, serve

exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in

responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

diameter, path, method

subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly