漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
有: possess, have
Also: exist, happen, occur, approx
JLPT N46 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met
6 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ユウyuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 有料ゆうりょうtoll
- 有名なゆうめいなfamous
- 有力なゆうりょくなinfluential, powerful
- 有利なゆうりなadvantageous
- 有望なゆうぼうなpromising
- 有害なゆうがいなharmful
- 有意義なゆういぎなworthwhile
- 所有するしょゆうするpossess
ウu · on'yomi
- 有無うむpresence or absence
あるaru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 有るあるbe, have
- 有り難うありがとうThank you
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)又 (sound) + 肉 meat (meaning)
The hand shape has been abstracted to 𠂇; compare 右, where 又 has also taken this shape. The 肉 in turn has taken the form of ⺼.
Source: Wiktionary, 有 (rev. 94430017), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The silver glow of the moon! Imagine the quiet beauty of a full moon rising over a dark horizon, marking the passage of time.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ウ
10 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side有 possess
vs肌 texture · 几In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yǒu
Same form: 有 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 有 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 有 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yǒu most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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