What does kanji 存 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 存 is exist.

How is kanji 存 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 存 are ながら.える, あ.る, たも.つ, と.う; the onyomi readings are ソン, ゾン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 存?

Kanji 存 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 存?

The main radical for kanji 存 is 子.

What words use kanji 存?

Example words that use kanji 存 include 存在, 存じる, 存否, 存知.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

存

Meaning

Kanji 存

exist

exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ながら.えるあ.るたも.つと.う
Onyomi 音読み: ソンゾン
Nanori 名乗り: ありまさ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #577
Strokes: 6
Radical: 子
Components: 一 • ｜ • ノ • 子
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 200 entries that include this kanji.

存在

そんざい

existence

存じる

ぞんじる

to know

存否

そんぴ

(whether) existent or non-existent

存知

ぞんじ

knowing

存続

そんぞく

continuance

存分

ぞんぶん

to one's heart's content

存亡

そんぼう

life or death

存廃

そんぱい

maintenance or abolition (of a system, institution, etc.)

存立

そんりつ

existence

存命

ぞんめい

being alive

永らえる

ながらえる

to have a long life

存じ上げる

ぞんじあげる

to know (someone)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の存在は大きい。

His presence is significant.

宇宙人の存在を信じますか。

Do you believe in the existence of aliens?

その危険は十分に存じています。

I am fully aware of that danger.

そんな事情があるとは存じませんでした。

I did not know that such circumstances existed.

彼は私が来るものと存じていた。

He supposed that I would come.