生存
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive | ||
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simp. and trad. (生存) |
生 | 存 |
Pronunciation
Verb
生存
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 存 |
せい Grade: 1 |
ぞん Grade: 6 |
kan’on | goon |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [se̞ːzõ̞ɴ]
Usage notes
生存 is distinct from several other Japanese words that may also be translated to English as "life". In particular, it means "action involved in staying alive, as in 'signs of life'". Compare the terms below, which may also be rendered as "life" in English:
- 生活 (seikatsu, “life”): Day-to-day life as it is experienced; lifestyle; one's usual activities, habits, and routines.
- 命 (inochi, “life”): The state of being alive, an animating force, or life as a whole (from birth to death).
- 生命 (seimei, “life”): Biological life in general, particularly in scientific contexts.
- 存在 (sonzai, “life”): Being; either the state of existing or a thing that exists.
- 人生 (jinsei, “life”): A person's narrative, experience, and/or accomplishments from birth to death.
- 寿命 (jumyō, “life”): Lifespan or life expectancy.
- 残機 (zanki, “life”): A video-game life; a chance to play.
- 元気 (genki, “life”): Liveliness.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "生存する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 生存し | せいぞんし | seizon shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 生存し | せいぞんし | seizon shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 生存する | せいぞんする | seizon suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 生存する | せいぞんする | seizon suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 生存すれ | せいぞんすれ | seizon sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 生存せよ¹ 生存しろ² |
せいぞんせよ¹ せいぞんしろ² |
seizon seyo¹ seizon shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 生存される | せいぞんされる | seizon sareru | |
Causative | 生存させる 生存さす |
せいぞんさせる せいぞんさす |
seizon saseru seizon sasu | |
Potential | 生存できる | せいぞんできる | seizon dekiru | |
Volitional | 生存しよう | せいぞんしよう | seizon shiyō | |
Negative | 生存しない | せいぞんしない | seizon shinai | |
Negative continuative | 生存せず | せいぞんせず | seizon sezu | |
Formal | 生存します | せいぞんします | seizon shimasu | |
Perfective | 生存した | せいぞんした | seizon shita | |
Conjunctive | 生存して | せいぞんして | seizon shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 生存すれば | せいぞんすれば | seizon sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
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