存
exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
Readings
On'yomi
- ソン
- ゾン
Kun'yomi
- ながら.える
- あ.る
- たも.つ
- と.う
Nanori
- あり
- まさ
Meaning
存 centers on the idea of something being present or maintained in mind or reality: existing, being aware of, believing, or feeling. The 'suppose' sense extends this as holding a thought as present.
Most common words using 存
20 of 205- 存在そんざいN3
existence; being; presence
- 保存ほぞんN3
preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance
- 依存いぞんN2
dependence; reliance
- 既存きそん
existing
- 生存せいぞんN2
existence; being; life; survival
- ご存知ごぞんじN4
knowing; being aware (of)
- 存続そんぞくN1
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
- 共存きょうぞんN1
coexistence
- 存ずるぞんずるN2
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with)
- 存分ぞんぶん
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
- 現存げんぞん
existing; living; extant
- 温存おんぞん
preservation; retainment; keeping
- 思う存分おもうぞんぶんN1
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint; to the full
- 所存しょぞん
opinion; intention; thought
- 存命ぞんめい
being alive
- 残存ざんぞん
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
- 存亡そんぼう
life or death; existence; destiny
- 実存じつぞん
existence
- 一存いちぞん
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
- 存知ぞんじ
knowing; being aware (of)
Study
Etymology
存 is thought to combine 子 (child) with a reduced form of 才 (talent, ability), suggesting the idea of preserving or keeping something alive. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A child (子) under a protective roof-like top stroke: the child exists and is cared for, so you believe in its presence and feel its existence.
Reading mnemonic
For ソン, imagine a son (ソン) who exists and believes in you: son -> ソン, and his presence makes you aware of his feelings.