安康

Chinese

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

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 of 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

  • (Tokyo) んこー [àńkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ã̠ŋko̞ː]

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

(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

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

Borrowed from Mandarin 安康 (Ānkāng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ã̠ŋkã̠ɴ]

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