ある

aru

to be
to have (used for inanimate objects)

godan verb (irregular)intransitive

Also written 有る、在る

Chinese meanings

有；在（用于无生命事物）

Examples

Furigana

話はなしがあったら電でん話わをかけて下ください。
If you want to speak to me, please call me up.
有事的话请打电话。
Tatoeba #77204
木きはたとえあってもほとんどない。
There were few, if any, trees.
树即便有，也几乎没有几棵。
Tatoeba #80097

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ac08788418'); // ある

{
  "id": "ac08788418",
  "word": "ある",
  "reading": "ある",
  "romaji": "aru",
  "meanings": [
    "to be",
    "to have (used for inanimate objects)"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5r-i",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1296400,
  "other_forms": [
    "有る",
    "在る"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "話があったら電話をかけて下さい。",
      "furigana": "{話|はなし}があったら{電話|でんわ}をかけて{下|くだ}さい。",
      "en": "If you want to speak to me, please call me up.",
      "tatoeba_id": 77204
    },
    {
      "ja": "木はたとえあってもほとんどない。",
      "furigana": "{木|き}はたとえあってもほとんどない。",
      "en": "There were few, if any, trees.",
      "tatoeba_id": 80097
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a732b5a13d988e7c74fd45b7dc44a64b96ee729c4058e98aefdc294e9fe418ba",
    "meanings": [
      "有",
      "在（用于无生命事物）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "話があったら電話をかけて下さい。",
        "zh": "有事的话请打电话。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "木はたとえあってもほとんどない。",
        "zh": "树即便有，也几乎没有几棵。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/ac08788418",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "92245d5ef7b8cfc674cffa026d4ddc3ae6f7950db475ab53b37416c96f8798c7"
  }
}