Kanji
What does the kanji 存 mean?
存 means exist; know, believe. On'yomi ソン、ゾン. Kun'yomi ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う.
Quick facts| On'yomi | ソン、ゾン |
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| Kun'yomi | ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う |
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| Strokes | 6 |
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| Main radical | 子 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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存On'yomi ソン、ゾンKun'yomi ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes
exist; know, believe
Memory hook
A child (子) kept sheltered, so it goes on existing and is known of — EXIST, KNOW.
Common words
- 保存ほぞんpreservation, storage
- 存在そんざいexistence
- ご存じごぞんじto know (honorific form of 知る)
More words with this kanji
- 生存せいぞんsurvival; existence
- 存じるぞんじるto know; to think (humble form, the common modern usage)
- 存ずるぞんずるto know; to think (humble form, an older/formal variant, rarely used outside writing; 存じる is the more common form)
- 依存いぞんdependence, reliance
- 共存きょうぞんcoexistence
- 存続そんぞくcontinuation, continued existence
