ご存ぞん知じ

noun

knowing; being aware of

Respectful expression used for what the listener or a respected third person knows. It is commonly used as ご存じです, ご存じだ, ご存じのとおり, and similar patterns; avoid using it for the speaker's own knowledge.

• この件けんはご存ぞんじですか。

  Do you know about this matter?

• ご存ぞんじのとおり、会かい議ぎは午ご後ご三さん時じからです。

  As you know, the meeting starts at three in the afternoon.

noun

acquaintance; someone one knows

Less central than the 'knowing' sense. Most natural in polite noun phrases such as ご存じの方, meaning a person known to the listener or another respected person; 知り合い is the ordinary everyday word for an acquaintance.

• ご存ぞんじの方かたがいらっしゃいましたら、ご紹しょう介かいください。

  If you know someone, please introduce them.