存亡
Meanings
1
life or death; survival or extinction; fate
Refers to the continued existence or demise of an organization, nation, or entity, often in serious or formal contexts. Not used for individual biological life/death.
It's a make-or-break gamble for the company's survival.
That policy concerns the very existence of the nation.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の存亡にかかわる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〉の存亡をかけて〈動詞〉to do something with the very survival of ~ at stake
They fought with the survival of the nation at stake.
Expressions
- 存亡の危機existential threat; life-or-death crisis