Dictionary/存亡そんぼうSonbou存亡 (Sonbou) is a Japanese noun meaning “life or death, existence, destiny”.Meaningsnounlife or death; existence; destinyKanji in 存亡存exist亡deceasedRelated words亡くなるto die存在existence失うto loseご存知knowing死亡death存じるto know亡くすto lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)逃亡escape滅ぼすto destroy保存preservation滅びるto go to ruin存分to one's heart's content