存 exist

Also: know

On'yomi: ソン、ゾン
Strokes: 6
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 6

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6

存 is written in 6 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) bends over a child (子) to check that the little one is still there — existence confirmed.

A common word

存在そんざい existence

Example sentences

その店なら存じています。
そのみせならぞんじています。
Yes, I know that shop.
古い建物が今も保存されています。
ふるいたてものがいまもほぞんされています。
The old building is still preserved today.

Kanji that share a part

子 is its radical. 12 kanji share it in all.

学 study
字 character
好 fond N3
季 seasons N2
孤 orphan N2
厚 thick N2
孫 grandchild N2
孔 hole N1

亻 is a component. 110 kanji share it in all.