Kanji

存

存

exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

子部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソン, ゾン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ながらえる, ある, たもつ, とう

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, あり, ありや, ある, さだ, すすむ, たもつ, つぎ, なが, のぶ, のり, まさ, やす, やすし

Common Readings

ソン, ゾン

Example sentences

存在 そんざい
彼の存在は、チームにとって非常に大きい。

His presence is very significant for the team.

というより というより
彼は友達というより、兄弟のような存在だ。

He is more like a brother than just a friend.

ご存じ ごぞんじ
佐藤さんの連絡先をご存じですか？

Do you know Mr. Sato's contact information?

存分 ぞんぶん
休暇を存分に楽しみたい。

I want to enjoy my vacation to the fullest.

賦与 ふよ
彼は天から賦与された才能を存分に発揮した。

He fully displayed the talent bestowed upon him by heaven.

存じる ぞんじる
至らぬ点も多々あるかと存じますが、よろしくお願いいたします。

I believe there may be many shortcomings, but I look forward to your kind cooperation.

寡聞 かぶん
小生、寡聞にして存じません。

I, being ill-informed, do not know.

保存 ほぞん
重要なデータはこまめに保存しておきましょう。

Let's save important data frequently.

電源 でんげん
パソコンの電源を切る前に、必ず作業内容を保存してください。

Before turning off the computer's power, please make sure to save your work.

存在感 そんざいかん
彼は舞台の上で圧倒的な存在感を放っている。

He exudes an overwhelming presence on stage.

Example Vocabulary

存在

そんざい

existence; presence

ご存じ

ごぞんじ

knowing (honorific)

存分

ぞんぶん

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; fully

存じる

ぞんじる

to think; to feel; to know

保存

ほぞん

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (data)

存在感

そんざいかん

presence; sense of presence

ご存知

ごぞんじ

knowing (honorific)

生存

せいぞん

survival; existence

依存

いぞん

dependence; reliance

思う存分

おもうぞんぶん

to one's heart's content, fully

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