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安康

安康

Chinese

 
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
 peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
simp. and trad.
(安康) 		安 康

Adjective

安康

  1. to be in good health, to be hearty and robust

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
安 康
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

安康 ‎(hiragana あんこう, romaji ankō, historical hiragana あんかう)

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

Proper noun

安康 ‎(hiragana あんこう, romaji Ankō, historical hiragana あんかう)

  1. Short for 安康天皇 ‎(Ankō Tennō, “Emperor Ankō”).

Verb

安康する ‎(hiragana あんこうする, romaji ankō suru, historical hiragana あんかうする)

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

Etymology 2

Edo-period ateji (当て字).

Noun

安康 ‎(hiragana あんこう, romaji ankō)

  1. Archaic spelling of 鮟鱇 ‎(“anglerfish”).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
安 康
あん
Grade: 3 		かん
Grade: 4
Irregular

Borrowing from Mandarin 安康 ‎(Ānkāng).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [ã̠ŋkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

安康 ‎(hiragana あんかん, romaji Ankan)

  1. Ankang, a city in Shaanxi province, China
Usage notes

Most often seen suffixed with 市 ‎(shi, “city”).

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Hanja in this term
安 康

Noun

安康 • ‎(angang) ‎(hangeul 안강)

  1. Hanja form? of 안강, “soundness, peacefulness”.

Etymology

From 安 (ān, “quiet, safe, calm”) + 康 (kāng, “tranquil, healthy”)

Pronunciation

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