在 is the Japanese kanji for exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in. It is written with 6 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is あ.る and its on reading is ザイ.
Stroke order
Words with 在
- 在るto be, to exist, to live
- 現在the present, present time, now
- 存在existence, being, presence
- 在日resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)
- 滞在stay, sojourn
- 不在absence
Practice 在 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.