Word Meaning 存亡

そんぼう sombou

存亡 is read as そんぼう (sombou) and means life or death.

Meaning

English

  1. life or death
  2. existence
  3. destiny

Reading

Kana

そんぼう

Romaji

sombou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 16832 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

存亡の危機

そんぼうのきき

existential threat

国家存亡

こっかそんぼう

the fate of a nation

危急存亡

ききゅうそんぼう

life-and-death matter

危急存亡の時

ききゅうそんぼうのとき

crisis

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

存じ

ぞんじ

knowing

存続

そんぞく

continuance

存分

ぞんぶん

to one's heart's content

存立

そんりつ

existence

存命

ぞんめい

being alive