在る (Aru): to Be Equipped with, to Be Located

Meaning

English

to be equipped with
to be located
to have
to happen
to come about
to be
to exist
to live

Reading

Kana

ある

Romaji

aru

Writing Variants

有るある aru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 無い Rank 533 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

在日

ざいにち

resident in Japan (of a foreigner)

在学

ざいがく

attending (school, college, etc.)

在留

ざいりゅう

residing (esp. abroad)

在家

ざいけ

country home

在りし日

ありしひ

while still alive

在住

ざいじゅう

residing

在宅

ざいたく

being at home

在任

ざいにん

being in office

在来

ざいらい

pre-existing

在京

ざいきょう

being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)

在外

ざいがい

overseas

在米

ざいべい

being in the United States

Example Sentences

1

彼女は今、自宅に在る。

かのじょはいま、じたくにある。

she is at home now.