安康

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Chinese

content; calm; still
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
 
peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
trad. (安康)
simp. #(安康)
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Pronunciation


Adjective

安康

  1. in good health; hearty and robust; safe and sound
    身心安康  ―  shēnxīn ānkāng  ―  mental and physical well-being
    全家安康  ―  zhù quánjiā ānkāng  ―  to wish the whole family well

Derived terms

Noun

安康

  1. (politics, economics, Internet slang) ancom

Proper noun

安康

  1. () Ankang (a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 安康 (ʔan khang, literally peace + tranquility). Compare modern Chinese 安康 (ānkāng).

Pronunciation

Noun

(あん)(こう) (ankōあんかう (ankau)?

  1. the state of being safe and sound, in tranquility and good health

Proper noun

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(あん)(こう) (Ankōあんかう (Ankau)?

  1. Clipping of 安康天皇 (Ankō Tennō, Emperor Ankō).

Verb

(あん)(こう)する (ankō suruあんかう (ankau)?suru (stem (あん)(こう) (ankō shi), past (あん)(こう)した (ankō shita))

  1. to be safe and sound
  2. to make something be safe and sound
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Edo-period ateji (当て字).

Noun

(あん)(こう) (ankō

  1. Archaic spelling of 鮟鱇 (anglerfish).

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 安康 (Ānkāng).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

安康(アンカン) (Ankan

  1. Ankang (a city in Shaanxi, in central China)
Usage notes

Most often seen suffixed with (shi, city).

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

安康 (angang) (hangeul 안강)

  1. hanja form? of 안강 (soundness, peacefulness)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

安康

  1. chữ Hán form of an khang.