Philosophical term for something that exists; used in ontology and metaphysics. The gloss 'ens' is a technical Latin-derived term in philosophy.
An entity is a philosophical concept that refers to anything that exists.
Heidegger distinguished between beings and Being.
Compound of 存在 (existence) and 者 (person/thing), literally 'one that exists'. Used as a translation of Western philosophical terms such as 'ens' or 'entity'.