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Kanji Information Sheet for 有 ( 
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| English: possess have exist happen occur approx | On-Yomi: ユウ ウ | Kun-Yomi: あ.る あ あら あり ある くに なお ゆ |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: have meat in your hand
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #282 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #282 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 有利 [ゆうり]
(adj-na,n) advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有らゆる [あらゆる]
(adj-pn) (uk) all; every [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り難う [ありがとう]
(conj,exp,int) (uk) Thank you [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有効 [ゆうこう]
(adj-na,n) validity; availability; effectiveness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有能 [ゆうのう]
(adj-na,n) able; capable; efficient; skill [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 有無 [うむ]
(n) yes or no; existence; flag indicator (comp); presence or absence marker [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有料 [ゆうりょう]
(n) admission-paid; toll [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有難い [ありがたい]
(adj) grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 有望 [ゆうぼう]
(adj-na,n) good prospects; full of hope; promising [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有様 [ありさま]
(n) state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有力 [ゆうりょく]
(adj-na,n) (1) influence; prominence; (2) potent [K] [D] [Jisho] - 固有 [こゆう]
(adj-na,n,pref) characteristic; tradition; peculiar; inherent; eigen- [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有 [ゆう]
(n,vs) possession [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有する [ゆうする]
(vs-s) to own; to be endowed with [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有りのまま [ありのまま]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) the truth; fact; as it is; frankly [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り様 [ありさま]
(n) state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有益 [ゆうえき]
(adj-na,n) beneficial; profitable [K] [D] [Jisho] - 特有 [とくゆう]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) characteristic (of); peculiar (to) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有機 [ゆうき]
(n) organic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 国有 [こくゆう]
(n) national ownership [K] [D] [Jisho] - 私有 [しゆう]
(n) private ownership [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有難う [ありがとう]
(io) (conj,exp,int) (uk) Thank you [K] [D] [Jisho] - 所有 [しょゆう]
(n,vs) one's possessions; ownership [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 有耶無耶 [うやむや]
(adj-na,n) indefinite; hazy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有用 [ゆうよう]
(adj-na,n) useful; helpful [K] [D] [Jisho] - 占有 [せんゆう]
(n,vs) exclusive possession [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有力者 [ゆうりょくしゃ]
(n) influential person; man of importance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 領有 [りょうゆう]
(n,vs) possession [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り合せ [ありあわせ]
(adj-no,n) anything available; on hand; ready [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り合わせ [ありあわせ]
(adj-no,n) anything available; on hand; ready [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り触れた [ありふれた]
(uk) unsurprising; trite; commonplace; mundane [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有り難い [ありがたい]
(adj) grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude [K] [D] [Jisho] - 保有 [ほゆう]
(n,vs) possession; retention; maintenance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有意義 [ゆういぎ]
(adj-na,n) significance; usefulness; meaningful; worthwhile [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有価証券 [ゆうかしょうけん]
marketable securities; stocks and bonds [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有害 [ゆうがい]
(adj-na,n) harmfulness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 共有 [きょうゆう]
(n,vs) share; joint ownership [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有機物 [ゆうきぶつ]
(n) organic matter [K] [D] [Jisho] - 含有 [がんゆう]
(n,vs) contain; include [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有給 [ゆうきゅう]
(adj-no,n) salaried; with pay [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有権者 [ゆうけんしゃ]
(n) constituency; electorate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有限 [ゆうげん]
(adj-na,n) finite; limited [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有罪 [ゆうざい]
(n) guilt; culpability [K] [D] [Jisho] - 公有 [こうゆう]
(n) public ownership [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有志 [ゆうし]
(n) voluntary; volunteer; sympathizer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有事 [ゆうじ]
(n) emergency [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有識者 [ゆうしきしゃ]
(n) expert; knowledgeable person [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有償 [ゆうしょう]
(n) compensation; consideration [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.