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Meanings
Pre-noun adjectival
1. a certain ...; some ... (Usually kana)
Other spellings
或ある或ある
Kanji in other spellings
或a certain
Pitch accent
ある
Used in vocabulary
ある程てい度ど
to some extent; to a certain extent
Expression
或あるは
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
Adverb
ある時とき
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
Expression
ある日ひ
one day; (on) a certain day
Expression
ある種しゅ
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
No-adjective
Examples142
I'm going to see a student.
One morning he saw a pretty girl.
What he says is true in a sense.
This is a story about a cat.
Shakespeare is the name of a writer.
A foreigner asked me where the station was.