| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 存在 | そんざい | existence, being |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school |
| 滞在 | たいざい | stay, sojourn |
| 現在 | げんざい | present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current |
| 不在 | ふざい | absence |
| 介在 | かいざい | mediation, interposition, intervention |
| 健在 | けんざい | in good health, well, going strong |
| 在りし日 | ありしひ | days of yore; during one's lifetime |
| 在京 | ざいきょう | being in Tokyo |
| 在住 | ざいじゅう | resident |
| 在宅 | ざいたく | being in, being at home |
| 在庫 | ざいこ | inventory, stockpile, stock |
| 在留 | ざいりゅう | stay, remain, reside |
| 在籍 | ざいせき | enrollment, enrolment |
| 潜在 | せんざい | potentiality, dormancy, latency |
| 顕在 | けんざい | actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured), actualized, actualised |
| 駐在 | ちゅうざい | residence, stay |
| 駐在所 | ちゅうざいしょ | police substation, residential police box |