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Japanese symbol for “ens”

Romaji: sonzaisha
ens; entity; being

In Japanese, ens is , read (sonzaisha).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n ens; entity; being (phil)

Kanji and stroke order

exist, suppose, be aware of
on: ソン、ゾン
kun: ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
exist, outskirts, suburbs
on: ザイ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
ほぞん hozonpreservation; conservation; storage
ごぞんじ gozonjiknowing; being aware (of)
せいぞん seizonexistence; being; life
きょうぞん kyouzoncoexistence
いぞん izondependence; reliance
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
たいざい taizaistay; sojourn
かんじゃ kanjapatient

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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