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
Kanji used
be in possession
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
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)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
all (there is); as long as there is
so slight as to be all but non-existent
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to have an idea; to have a clue
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
finite; limited; restricted
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to be in one's debt
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to have learning; to be educated
to be beneficial to; to be efficacious
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to be estranged
faithful; sincere
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
educated; learned; schooled
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
fortunate; happy; lucky
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
of rank; of noble birth
there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye
interesting; meaningful
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
to have a strong pull
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
brilliant; shining; splendid; glorious
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to have occasion to do
ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal
to be; to exist
Examples (19 in total)
Do you have any standing room?
How many pieces of baggage do you have?
Happiness lies in contentment.