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How do you read 所存 in Japanese?
What one intends to do.
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What someone has in mind or intends, as in 努力する○○です.
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kanji with 戸 beside 斤
kanji with 子 below shapes like ナ and a vertical line
reading of Japanese compound 所 followed by 存
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所: 8 strokes; radical 戸 (door). 存: 6 strokes; radical 子 (child). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.
所8 strokes / radical: 戸 (door)
存6 strokes / radical: 子 (child)
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The answer is
しょぞん
shozon
所存
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English translationIntention / what one has in mind
What one has in mind. In formal situations, a phrase such as 取り組む所存です expresses the speaker’s intention.
See it in a sentence
新しい担当として、地域の活動を丁寧に学ぶ所存です。As the new coordinator, I intend to learn carefully about the community’s activities.
A way to remember
所 is sho and 存 is zon in this word, giving shozon.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 所存
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State an intention formally
Place the intended action before 所存です, as in 改善に努める所存です. Naming the specific task makes the statement more informative.
例：寄せられた意見を整理し、次回の案内に反映する所存です。
I intend to organize the feedback and incorporate it into the next notice.
An intention is not a completion report
対応する所存です expresses an intention to act. It does not say that the action is complete; a completion report should state what was done.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 所存
Explanation checked on 2026-11-02. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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