存じる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ぞん
Grade: 6
goon

Etymology[edit]

Shift from verb 存ず (zonzu).

Natural progression from サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō, s-irregular conjugation) verbs ending in -uru to 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, upper monograde conjugation) verbs ending in -iru.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

(ぞん)じる (zonjirutransitive ichidan (stem (ぞん) (zonji), past (ぞん)じた (zonjita))

  1. (humble) to think, feel, know
    Synonyms: 思う (omou), 考える (kangaeru)
  2. (humble) to be aware of, know
    Synonyms: 知る (shiru), 承知する (shōchi suru)

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN