既存
Meanings
No-adjective
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. existing
Other readings
Kanji used
Used in vocabulary
既存不適格建築物
existing nonconforming building; building that no longer conforms to current laws or regulations (because of changes in said laws or regulations)
Noun
Examples2
どんなに
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
僕
An experiment, I would learn much later when studying the philosophy of science, had to arise from a real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.