6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in

Kun'yomi
  • to be ②to have ③to be located ④to be equipped with
On'yomi
  • the country ②outskirts ③situated in
Nanori
  • あり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ザイ 98.2%
1.2%
あり 0.5%

Character Breakdown

exist, outskirts, suburbs
ザイ あ.る あり (5th, N3)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the country ②outskirts ③situated in
the present ②as of ③present tense ④to actually exist
absence ②disregard
location (of)
(sense of) presence
actual existence
in good health
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References

Unicode hex code 5728
JIS X 0208 1-26-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1055
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 975
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2984
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3704
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4881
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 268
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 268
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 427
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 711
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 659
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 182
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 588
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 349
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 692
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b3.8
Four corner code 4021.4
De Roo Code 1472