Vocabulary

What does 存在 (そんざい, sonzai) mean?

存在 (そんざい, sonzai) means existence.

Quick facts
Readingそんざい
Romajisonzai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
そんざい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsonzai

existence

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive existence; being; presence

Example sentences

  • Do you believe in the existence of aliens?

  • He is an important person to me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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