存在（そんざい）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: existence / being
Example sentences
- 彼は私にとって大切な存在だ。 — He is an important presence in my life.
- 宇宙には未知の存在があるかもしれない。 — There may be unknown beings out in the universe.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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