安神
Chinese
content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how |
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (安神) | 安 | 神 | |
| simp. #(安神) | 安 | 神 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ānshén
- Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: anshén
- Wade–Giles: an1-shên2
- Yale: ān-shén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshern
- Palladius: аньшэнь (anʹšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: on1 san4
- Yale: ōn sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: on1 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: on1 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
安⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to calm the nerves
- (traditional Chinese medicine) to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind
- (literary) to repose the spirit tablet
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 安 | 神 |
| あん Grade: 3 |
しん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Uncommon variant spelling for 安心 (anshin), replacing 心 (shin, “heart, mind”) with homophonic 神 (shin, “god, spirit, kami”).[1] Possibly influenced by Chinese 安神 (ānshén), with senses similar to Japanese 安心.
Not included in various references.[2][3][4][5][6]
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 安神 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 安神, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.) |
References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN