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)
simp. #(安神)

Pronunciation


Verb

安⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to calm the nerves
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind
  3. (literary) to repose the spirit tablet

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Uncommon variant spelling for (あん)(しん) (anshin), replacing (しん) (shin, heart, mind) with homophonic (しん) (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.
安心あんしん
[adjective] unworrying, safe
[noun] relief
[noun] lack of worry, peace of mind
[verb] to have one's heart at ease, to feel easy, to be relieved
(This term, 安神, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ^ 安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ^ 安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 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