有 — how to write the kanji for “possess”
有 means “possess”, “have” and “exist”; it is a JLPT N4 kanji, taught in third grade in Japan. In newspapers it is the 282nd most used kanji. Its Japanese stroke 1, a left-falling stroke, is the 2nd stroke in the Chinese order. On its own it is the word yuu, “existence; possession”. Its common words take the reading yuu: 有力 (“influential”), 有効 (“valid”), 有名 (“famous”) and 有権者 (“(eligible) voter”). Chinese reads it yǒu, “to have”, at HSK 1.
- Strokes
- 6
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 月 (“moon or flesh”)
- On
- ユウ, ウ
- Kun
- あ·る
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and left
- Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
- Vertical ㇑centerdownwards
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆centerrightwards → downwards
- Horizontal ㇐centerrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottomrightwards
Two stroke orders
Japan and China order its strokes differently: 2 strokes sit in another place. Japanese 1 = Chinese 2; Japanese 2 = Chinese 1.
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- ユウ yuu, ウ u
- Kun (native)
- あ·る a-ru
- Meanings
- possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx
- Read yuu
- 有力 有効 有名 有権者 保有 有利
- School year
- third grade
- Newspaper rank
- 282nd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 유 yu
- Common words
- 55 in JMdict
Words with 有
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有力 | ゆうりょく yuuryoku | influential; prominent |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid; effective |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 有権者 | ゆうけんしゃ yuukensha | (eligible) voter; elector |
| 保有 | ほゆう hoyuu | possession; retention |
| 有利 | ゆうり yuuri | advantageous; favourable |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
| 有罪 | ゆうざい yuuzai | guilt; culpability |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | fee-charging; paid |
| 有機 | ゆうき yuuki | organic; organic chemistry |
Most common first (JMdict).
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