有|ゆうyuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounexistence
   無むから有ゆうは生しょうじない。↗

   Nothing comes from nothing.
2. noun, noun (prefix)possession; having
3. nounlimited companyin company names; written as (有)

• Related所持しょじWrittenWritten/formal. Holding something on your person, as in 「所持品」「所持金」; stresses actual physical possession. 「有」 is the written, general word for existence and having.
• Related所蔵しょぞうWrittenWritten/formal. Owning artworks or books as a collection, as in 「美術館所蔵」; the emphasis is on the collection itself.
• Related保有ほゆうWrittenWritten/formal. Holding something over time, as in 「株式保有」「核兵器保有」; works for assets, technology, or capabilities.
• Related所有しょゆうWrittenWritten/formal. Legal ownership, as in 「土地所有」; the emphasis is on what belongs to whom.
• Antonym無むWrittenWritten/formal. Nothing or nonexistence, the direct opposite of 「有」, as in 「有から無へ」.
• Antonym空からNeutralNeutral. A container or place having nothing inside, as in 「箱が空だ」; it contrasts with 「有」 only in the 有無 (presence-or-absence) sense.

In written or formal prose, 「有」 covers existence and possession generally, as in 「有と無」「有限会社」. Use 「所持」 for carrying on your person, 「所蔵」 for collections, 「保有」 for holding assets, and 「所有」 for legal ownership; 「無」 is the opposite.

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1. （あ-り）ある。もつ。