生存(せいぞん)

せいぞん
noun, suru-verb
existence, survival
1. survival, being alive
The state of continuing to live, especially in difficult or dangerous circumstances.
生存(せいぞん)者(しゃ)が見(み)つかった。
Survivors were found.
生存(せいぞん)率(りつ)は早期(そうき)発見(はっけん)で大(おお)きく上(あ)がる。
The survival rate greatly increases with early detection.
地震(じしん)から72時間(じかん)後(ご)に生存(せいぞん)者(しゃ)が発見(はっけん)された。
Survivors were discovered 72 hours after the earthquake.
2. existence
The fact of existing or being real.
その種(しゅ)はまだ生存(せいぞん)している。
That species still exists.
彼(かれ)の生存(せいぞん)が確認(かくにん)された。
His existence was confirmed.
宇宙(うちゅう)に地球(ちきゅう)以外(いがい)の生命(せいめい)が生存(せいぞん)しているかどうかはまだ分(わ)からない。
It's still unknown whether life exists anywhere in the universe besides Earth.

生存(せいぞん) means survival or the state of being alive. It's commonly used in serious contexts like disasters, medical situations, and biology.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 生存(せいぞん)者(しゃ): survivor
  • 生存(せいぞん)率(りつ): survival rate
  • 生存(せいぞん)競争(きょうそう): survival competition, struggle for existence
  • 生存(せいぞん)確認(かくにん): confirmation of survival (checking if someone is alive)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 生(い)きる: to live (verb)
  • 生命(せいめい): life (biological)
  • サバイバル: survival (loanword, often for survival activities/shows)
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.3.4 12:07
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