存 — kanji meaning “exist”
存
exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
- Meanings
- exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
- On'yomi
- ソン (son)、ゾン (zon)
- Kun'yomi
- ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う
- Name readings
- あり、まさ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #577 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 39
- Chinese reading
- cún — Chinese character page
Words with 存
| 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 |
| 既存 | きそん kison | existing |
| 存続 | そんぞく sonzoku | continuance; survival; persistence |
| 思う存分 | おもうぞんぶん omouzonbun | to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes |
| 存分 | ぞんぶん zonbun | to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve |
| 温存 | おんぞん onzon | preservation; retainment; keeping |
| 現存 | げんぞん genzon | existing; living; extant |
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