存在 (そんざい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

存在 (そんざい) means existence / being / presence.

See example sentences below.

存在 at a glance

存在

そんざいsonzai

N3noun

existence / being / presence

存在そんざいsonzaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

existence / being / presence

Example 1

彼の存在が大切です。

Translation

His existence is important.

Example 2

未知の生物の存在を信じますか？

Translation

Do you believe in the existence of unknown creatures?