Japanese word

生存

Pronunciation

Romajiseizon

Meaning

  • nounsurvival

Example

厳しい環境での生存は簡単ではありません。kibi shi i kan kyō de no sei zon wa kan tan de wa a ri ma se n

Survival in a harsh environment is not easy.

Illustration for 生存 (survival)

More examples

救助隊は全員の生存を確認しました。kyū jo tai wa zen in no sei zon o kaku nin shi ma shi ta

The rescue team confirmed everyone's survival.

Core concept

Focuses on maintaining life or existence when danger, hardship, or change threatens to end it.

Common phrases

  • 生存を確保するsei zon o kaku ho su ru

    ensure survival

  • 生存の確認sei zon no kaku nin

    confirmation of survival

  • 生存の可能性sei zon no ka nō sei

    possibility of survival

  • 生存を脅かすsei zon o obiya ka su

    threaten survival

Similar words

存命zonmei: A continued state of life, often used formally for a person who is still alive.
生還seikan: A return to safety while still alive after a dangerous event.

Definition in Japanese

危険や困難の中で、命を失わずに生き続けること。ki ken ya kon nan no naka de inochi o ushina wa zu ni i ki tsuzu ke ru ko to

Word origin

生 (sei, "life") and 存 (zon, "existence") combine in the Sino-Japanese compound 生存 (seizon) to express continuing to live.

Usage tips

  • 生存 (seizon) often appears in formal descriptions of people, animals, or organisms, while ordinary conversation more often uses 生きている (ikite iru).

Other meanings

  • existencenoun
  • lifenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 生存者seizonshasurvivornoun
  • 生存率seizonritsusurvival ratenoun

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