平然

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	然
へい Grade: 3	ぜん Grade: 4
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) へーぜん [hèézéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [he̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

Adverb

平(へい)然(ぜん) • (heizen)

calmly, composed, quiet
何事(なにごと)もなかったように平然(へいぜん)としている
nanigoto mo nakatta yō ni heizen to shiteiru
to remain calm as if nothing happened

Adjective

平(へい)然(ぜん) • (heizen) ^†-tari (adnominal 平(へい)然(ぜん)とした (heizen to shita) or 平(へい)然(ぜん)たる (heizen taru), adverbial 平(へい)然(ぜん)と (heizen to) or 平(へい)然(ぜん)として (heizen to shite))

calm, composed
Synonym: 平気

平然(へいぜん)たる態(たい)度(ど)
heizen taru taido
a calm attitude

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

[NHK-2] 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

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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