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或る

Reading

Kana: ある
Romaji: aru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

a certain ...; some ...

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ワク、 コク、 イキ、 あ.る、 あるい、 あるいは
Meanings: some, one, or, possibly, a certain

Example Sentences

(かれ)はある意味(いみ)(ただ)しい。
➥He is right in a sense.
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ある(ふゆ)(あさ)(わたし)(かれ)()った。
➥One winter morning I met him.
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ある学生(がくせい)()うところです。
➥I'm going to meet a certain student.
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ある(かんが)えが(こころ)()かんだ。
➥An idea came to me.
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ある(あさ)(かれ)散歩(さんぽ)()かけた。
➥One morning he went for a walk.
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これはある意味(いみ)偉大(いだい)発明(はつめい)だ。
➥This is a great invention in a way.
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