Japanese symbol for “subsistence”
存立
そんりつ
Romaji: sonritsu
existence; subsistence
In Japanese, subsistence is 存立, read そんりつ (sonritsu).
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
- n, vi, vs existence; subsistence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subsistence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世渡り | よわたり yowatari | making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence |
| 糊口 | ここう kokou | bare livelihood; subsistence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| ご存知 | ごぞんじ gozonji | knowing; being aware (of) |
| 生存 | せいぞん seizon | existence; being; life |
| 共存 | きょうぞん kyouzon | coexistence |
| 依存 | いぞん izon | dependence; reliance |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
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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