在 exist

Also: be at

On'yomi: ザイ
Kun'yomi: あ-る
Strokes: 6
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 5

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): あ-る.

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6

在 is written in 6 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) standing firmly on the earth (土) — proof that they exist and are right here.

A common word

現在げんざい present time

Example sentences

現在、母は家にいません。
げんざい、はははいえにいません。
At present, my mother is not at home.
日本に三年間在学しました。
にほんにさんねんかんざいがくしました。
I was enrolled in school in Japan for three years.

Kanji that share a part

土 is its radical. 62 kanji share it in all.

亻 is a component. 110 kanji share it in all.