01
存在
そんざい
existence
Meanings
- exist
- suppose
- be aware of
- believe
- feel
Readings
Onyomi
- ソン
- ゾン
Kunyomi
- ながら.える
- あ.る
- たも.つ
- と.う
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Useful words
02
保存
ほぞん
preservation, saving
03
存じる
ぞんじる
to think, to know (humble)
04
生存
せいぞん
survival
05
依存
いぞん
dependence
06
ご存じ
ごぞんじ
knowing (polite)
Compare Kanji
01在Meaning92%exist, outskirtsExistence is central to both; 在 feels more like being present in a place.02有Meaning84%possess, haveHaving in 有 sits close to existing in 存, but the focus shifts to possession.03保Meaning79%protect, guaranteeKeeping or preserving in 保 matches the 'maintain existence' side of 存.04生Meaning72%life, genuineLife in 生 makes 存 feel less abstract, especially when existence means living on.05残Meaning77%remainder, leftoverRemaining in 残 is existence after something else has passed or disappeared.06亡Pair70%deceased, the late亡 turns the existence idea in 存 into a sharp exist-or-vanish contrast.