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Kanji Detail for 存 - "to exist, to know"

存

  • Meaning

    存 means "to exist, to know." Also associated with to survive.

    1. Exist - To be; to have being.

    2. Survive - To continue living; to endure.

    3. Know - To be aware of; to understand.

    4. Preserve - To maintain; to keep.

  • Words using 存

    • 存在 そんざい Listen existence; being; presence
    • 保存 ほぞん Listen preservation; conservation; storage
    • 依存 いぞん Listen dependence; reliance
    • 既存 きそん Listen existing
    • 生存 せいぞん Listen existence; being; life
    • 存続 そんぞく Listen continuance; survival; persistence
    • 共存 きょうぞん Listen coexistence
    • ご存知 ごぞんじ Listen knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

  • Four-character idioms with 存

    • 生存競争 せいぞんきょうそう Listen struggle for existence
    • 共存共栄 きょうそんきょうえい Listen co-existence and co-prosperity
    • 危急存亡 ききゅうそんぼう Listen life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
    • 独立自存 どくりつじそん Listen independence and self-reliance
    • 適者生存 てきしゃせいぞん Listen survival of the fittest

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    • Verified meaning: to exist, to know
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, すすむ, そん, ぞん)
    • Also carries these associations: to survive

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 存

    Given names 存(あきら)Listen 存(すすむ)Listen 存(そん)Listen 存(ぞん)Listen 存(たもつ)Listen 存(めぐむ)Listen 存(やすし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exist; suppose; be aware of; believe; feel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    exist, live, be; survive; remain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to exist; to survive, to maintain; to keep, to store; to deposit

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To exist. Opposite of 亡. Hence life and death is also called 存亡. | To examine; to inquire after. Such as 存問, 存恤, meaning inquiring about one's living conditions. | What currently exists is called 存. Such as 實存, 餘存. | To deposit is called 存. Such as 存放. | 存 has the meaning of harboring. Such as 存心忠厚. 存心 is like saying "having in one's heart."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    son(ソン) ソン

    zon(ゾン) ゾン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.ru(あ-る) あ-る

    nagara.eru(ながら-える) ながら-える

    tamotsu(たも-つ) たも-つ

    tou(と-う) と-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    子 (ko・kohen・kodomo・kodomohen)

  • Related Keywords

    exist survive know ask console endure preserve think be have possess aware continue inhabit keep living maintain persist presence remain retain sustain

Sentences including 存

  • I keep old books with care.

  • We enjoyed our holidays to the full.

  • Now , tom depends on his parents very much.

  • Do you remember the town where he was born?

  • Do you know when he will come?

  • You know the rest of the story.

  • A child will depend on the television.

  • I'm sorry for you.

  • They have preserved the building.

  • Do you know us?

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