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存亡 (そんぼう, sonbou) Japanese meaning: life or death | Kotomora
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It's a make-or-break gamble for the company's survival.
That policy concerns the very existence of the nation.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 存そん 亡ぼう にかかわる to be a matter of life or death for ~ (an organization, nation, etc.)
This decision is a matter concerning the very survival of the company.
〈 事こと 〉 の 存そん 亡ぼう をかけて 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something with the very survival of ~ at stake
They fought with the survival of the nation at stake.
Kanji 存 exist, suppose, be aware of 亡 deceased, the late, dying Related words 死活 is often used for urgent, individual survival matters (as in 死活問題), while 存亡 focuses on whether a nation or organization continues to exist or perishes.
生死 refers to the biological life or death of a person or creature, whereas 存亡 refers to the survival or extinction of a larger entity like a nation or organization.
興亡 describes the historical rise and fall of a nation or dynasty over time, while 存亡 is more about a critical moment of continued existence versus extinction.
Word family life-or-death crisis; critical moment of survival
fate of a nation; national crisis; life-or-death for a nation
crisis; critical moment; moment of truth
Etymology Compound of 存 (exist, survive) and 亡 (perish, die). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'existence or extinction'.
