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ๅญ
Exist, Preserve
ใชใใ-ใใ (nagara-eru), ใจ-ใ (to-u)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The word ๅญๅจ (sonzai), meaning 'existence,' is one of the most common compounds using this kanji. You'll also hear ใๅญใใงใใ? ('Do you know?') in polite Japanese.
Memory Trick
Imagine protecting a precious treasure so it continues to EXIST for future generations. Preserving something keeps it alive.
Readings
Onyomi: ใฝใณ (son), ใพใณ (zon)
Kunyomi: ใชใใ-ใใ (nagara-eru), ใจ-ใ (to-u)
Example Words
ๅญๅจ
ใใใใ (sonzai)
Existence
ไฟๅญ
ใปใใ (hozon)
Preservation
็ๅญ
ใใใใ (seizon)
Survival
ใๅญใ
ใใใใ (gozonji)
Knowing (honorific)
Example Sentence
ใใฎ ๅปบ็ฉใฏ ไปใ ๅญๅจใใฆใใพใใ
ใใฎ ใใฆใใฎใฏ ใใพใ ใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
kono tatemono wa ima mo sonzai shiteimasu
This building still exists today.