Keyword
presence
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig740
Readings
ざい
(95%)
(4%)
Composed of
talent
earth
Used in vocabulary (352 in total)
existence; being
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
stay; sojourn
absence; disregard; indifference
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
presence (impressive quality)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
in good health; alive and well; going strong
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
stock; inventory
being dotted with; being scattered
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
present continuous tense; present progressive form
residing; living; dwelling
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
latent; potential
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
being in; being at home
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
(one's) current position; current location; present position
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
reason for being; raison d'être
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
at the present time; as of now; at this time
current student; enrolled student
potentiality; dormancy; latency
bored; having nothing to do; idle
location; address
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
reign; being on the throne
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
pre-existing; already there; conventional
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
police substation; residential police box
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
omnipresence; ubiquity
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
being in one's room (office, etc.)
being in office
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
bored; having nothing to do; idle
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
(while) holding a post or being in office
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
(being) out of stock
being alive; living
resident; indigenous; always existing
enrolled student; registered student
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
immanent; internal; intrinsic
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
being in school; being a student of
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
(contained) within
lying concealed; being hidden
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
realism (as opposed to idealism); realism (as opposed to nominalism)
being in office
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
working at home; telecommuting
present form; present tense
hometown; rural districts
during one's lifetime
varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
at the present time; as of now; at this time
term of office; tenure; incumbency
status of residence; visa status; immigration status
residence; countryside
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
inventory; goods on hand
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
inventory status; stock status; inventory level
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
overseas; abroad
localization; existing only in a certain area
piecework that can be done at home; outwork
Dasein; philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger
home healthcare; medical treatment received at home
surrounding country; neighboring villages
complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
(while) working in or at or for
abundance; stock; amount; existing amount
being in the United States; staying in the United States; residing in the United States
indictment without arrest; house arrest; prosecution without physical restraint
out-of-office notification (email)
appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
US troops stationed in (South) Korean
arguments for the existence of God
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
place where one resides or is staying
in stock; in inventory
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
the power of life or death
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
enrolment of a child in a kindergarten
non-existence; absence; lack
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had
temporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit
being at home
history of having stayed somewhere; travel history
South Korean national living in Japan
stay in hospital; hospital stay
in heaven; heavenly
freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation
being in an embassy, aquarium, museum, etc.; being enrolled
pre-existence
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Immigration Services Agency (of Japan); Immigration Bureau of Japan
clearly; distinctly; vividly
heaven of controlling others' emanations
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. North Korean)
being based in Osaka; being in Osaka
residence card; resident card
sovereignty of the people
certificate of student status; student ID card
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
absentee ballot; absentee voting
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
holding office
freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions
immanence; inherence; indwelling
to be in opposition; to be in private life
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
coexistence; compresence
living as a layperson; not entering the priesthood; layperson
long-stay visitor; long-term resident
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
in prison; in the military
being in the United Kingdom; staying in the United Kingdom; residing in the United Kingdom
Korean person living in Japan
(permitted) period of stay (in a country); authorized length of stay; duration of stay
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
certificate of enrollment; certificate of (school) registration
Japanese living in America
broad-minded and free in disposition; large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles
being present in a gallery (esp. artist at own exhibition)
this world; this life
home-based care; at-home nursing care
I think, therefore I am; cogito, ergo sum
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
working within the imperial court; being under government employ; resident in Korea; situated in Korea
resident in South Korea; situated in South Korea
being devoid of consideration for human beings
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
inventory (stock) adjustment
stock; goods on hand
current situation; current conditions
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
out of touch with the voters; indifferent to the concerns of the people
freely; at will; with ease
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
number of days spent in hospital
swinging door; double action door
rice stocks
belonging to the citizenry; residing in the people
freely; in complete control of; with complete freedom; at will; as one pleases
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
overseas representative; expatriate employee; expatriate staff
being off to one side; being away off in the country
to be in one's office; to work for a company
present; present tense
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
being in Europe; staying in Europe; residing in Europe
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
said; aforementioned
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
in stock; in inventory
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to be; to go; to come
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
prior; past; old; before having died
ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal
May the Force be with you (Star Wars)
tenth month of the lunar calendar
May the Force be with you (Star Wars)
freehand drawing
pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire)
pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire)
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
full-time trade union officer who remains employed at a company
rustic; countryman
research student (worker) abroad
sloppiness; carelessness; inattention; oversight
absentee investor (e.g. in real estate)
inventory investment
to be; to go; to come
present family register
dependent (e.g. in a family)
latent variable (e.g. in statistics)
to be; to exist
non-existence of a business corporation
sales, inventory and production planning; SIPP
production, sales and inventory; PSI
production, sales and inventory; PSI
Koreans residing on Sakhalin island
county seat; parish seat; borough seat; county town
cryptorchidism; undescended testis; retained testis
monkey wrench; adjustable spanner
stay; residence; sojourn
stay; residence; sojourn
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
overseas posting; expatriate (employee); expat
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
feudal lord who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
do-it-yourself health check; home health check
company employee working full-time as a union official
party out of office; party not in power; opposition
local basis; localized basis
in-home welfare service; home-based care
consignment inventory; consignment stock
monarchical sovereignty
contents (of a container, purse, etc.)
available on shelf (of a book in a library)
home death; dying at home
residence permit holder; legal foreign resident
notice of absence; form requesting post office to hold mail during an extended absence; missed-delivery notice
notice of absence; form requesting post office to hold mail during an extended absence; missed-delivery notice
being in Germany; staying in Germany; residing in Germany
to bring into existence; to make be; to let be
Examples (200 in total)
He doesn't exist.
What's the point of existence?
He doesn't believe in God.