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在 = 才 + 土

在 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “exist”. It is built from 才 (genius) and 土 (soil). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 740.

Keyword
exist
RTK frame
740
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
существовать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
在 be at

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 才 genius
  2. 土 soil

How to find 在 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “genius” + “soil”. 在 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 在 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.