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Kanji for Exist
The kanji for “exist” is 存, read son and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
存
exist
To exist and be present.
6 strokes On reading ソン、ゾン (son, zon) Kun reading ながらえる、ある、たもつ (nagaraeru, aru, tamotsu) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
Readings used for names on Nazuke: son, zon
Names written with 存: Jayson 慈英存 · Season 詩存
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