存ぞん否ぴ

also: そんぴ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

existence or nonexistence; life or death

Formal noun used to ask or state whether something or someone exists or is alive. Often appears in contexts like checking survival or verifying presence.

遭そう難なん者しゃの存ぞん否ぴはまだ確かく認にんされていない。
The fate of the missing persons has not yet been confirmed.
古こ文ぶん書しょの存ぞん否ぴを調ちょう査さする。
Investigate whether the ancient documents still exist.

Kanji

存exist, suppose, be aware of
否negate, no, noes

Related words

有う無むN2
存否 is a more formal, often legal/official term for whether something exists, while 有無 is the general word used in both formal and everyday contexts.

Don't confuse with

存そん廃ぱい
存否 asks whether something exists at all, while 存廃 asks whether an existing system should be kept or abolished.

Written forms

存否Usage100%
- そんぴ
  Standard kanji form; the reading そんぴ is more common in modern usage.
- ぞんぴ
  Alternate reading; less common than そんぴ.
そんぴ

Etymology

Compound of 存 (exist, suppose) and 否 (negation, not). The reading そんぴ is a regular on'yomi combination; ぞんぴ is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, now less common.