ChiramiN4 kanji · 6 strokes
有 means have, exist
有
ナ a hand · 月 meat
有Real origin
A hand (ナ) holding a piece of meat (月): to have.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- possess, have, exist, happen
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ある aru
ある (aru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ユウ yuu
ユウ (yuu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ウ u
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Common word
有力 ゆうりょく · yuuryoku
influential, prominent
Built from
- 丿 a sweeping stroke
- 一 one
- 月 moon, flesh
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Quick check
What does 有 mean?
Right: 有 means have, exist.Not quite: 有 means have, exist.In 有力, which reading does 有 use?
Right. 有力 is read ゆうりょく (yuuryoku): 有 takes ユウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 有力 is read ゆうりょく (yuuryoku): 有 takes ユウ, its reading from Chinese.