安否

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
ひ > ぴ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

(あん)() (anpi

  1. a person's safety
  2. a person's day-to-day well-being

References

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