ある
Meanings
Verb (irregular, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to be; to exist; to live
usu. of inanimate objects
2. to have
3. to be located
4. to be equipped with
5. to happen; to come about
Verb (irregular)
Usually written in kana
6. to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
after the ~て form of a transitive verb
Pitch accent
あ
る
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Used in vocabulary (81 in total)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
all (there is); as long as there is
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be in one's debt
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to have the memory of having done something oneself
all (there is); as long as there is
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
faithful; sincere
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to have learning; to be educated
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
to be in opposition; to be in private life
finite; limited; restricted
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
educated; learned; schooled
ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal
to have occasion to do
fortunate; happy; lucky
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
to have an idea; to have a clue
finite; limited; restricted
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
of rank; of noble birth
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to be in one's debt
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to have learning; to be educated
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
interesting; meaningful
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
faithful; sincere
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to be in opposition; to be in private life
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
educated; learned; schooled
fortunate; happy; lucky
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
to be worth reading
interesting; meaningful
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
to have a strong pull
do not despair because you are the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
to have a strong pull
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
do not despair because you are the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
to have occasion to do
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to be; to exist; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to be; to exist; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Examples (200 in total)
Do you have a guide map of the city?
Is there more?
It's here.