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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ari. (Tokyo) あ る [áꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1]). IPA(key): [a̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]. Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "ある". ある (intransitive, godan conjugation, rōmaji aru). to exist (inanimate objects). テーブルの上 (うえ)に植木鉢 (うえきばち)があります。