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在

Exist, Be Located

あ-γ‚‹ (a-ru)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

You'll often see 在 in words like 現在 (now), 在学 (currently enrolled), and 在住 (currently living). It is commonly used to describe where someone or something exists.

Memory Trick

Imagine a person standing firmly on the EARTH (土). Wherever they're standing is where they EXIST or are LOCATED.

Readings

Onyomi: γ‚Άγ‚€ (zai)

Kunyomi: あ-γ‚‹ (a-ru)

Example Words

現在
げんざい (genzai)
Present, Current
在住
γ–γ„γ˜γ‚…γ† (zaijuu)
Living in
存在
そんざい (sonzai)
Existence
在学
γ–γ„γŒγ (zaigaku)
Currently enrolled

Example Sentence

私は 東京に εœ¨δ½γ—γ¦γ„γΎγ™γ€‚

γ‚γŸγ—γ― とうきょうに γ–γ„γ˜γ‚…γ†γ—γ¦γ„γΎγ™γ€‚

watashi wa toukyou ni zaijuu shiteimasu

I live in Tokyo.

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