aru Kanji confusion


In the sentence:

> 今日は宿題があります。

would I use

在る or 有る?

(I know that today it's almost always written in Kana) Thanks in advance :)!




有る is for possession; 在る is for existence. Though there can be some overlap.
And 或る (even though you didn't ask) is actually an adjective for "a
particular/certain", like in `ある日に...`.

So in this case, I'm mostly certain it would be 有る since you "have" homework.

Here are some words that might help remember the difference:

## 有

  * 所有 → one's possessions; ownership
  * 有罪 → guilty; "having" guilt
  * 共有 → sharing; joint ownership
  * 有料 → something that costs money (as opposed to free 無料); "having" a cost
  * 有力 → strong; influential; "having" power

## 在

  * 所在 → whereabouts
  * 存在 → existence
  * 在日 → living/staying in Japan (particularly used for foreigners)
  * 現在 → the present (time)
  * 在庫 → inventory (merchandise)




有る is for possession; 在る is for existence. Though there can be some overlap.
And 或る (even though you didn't ask) is actually an adjective for "a
particular/certain", like in `ある日に...`.

So in this case, I'm mostly certain it would be 有る since you "have" homework.

Here are some words that might help remember the difference:

## 有

  * 所有 → one's possessions; ownership
  * 有罪 → guilty; "having" guilt
  * 共有 → sharing; joint ownership
  * 有料 → something that costs money (as opposed to free 無料); "having" a cost
  * 有力 → strong; influential; "having" power

## 在

  * 所在 → whereabouts
  * 存在 → existence
  * 在日 → living/staying in Japan (particularly used for foreigners)
  * 現在 → the present (time)
  * 在庫 → inventory (merchandise)

