安神

Chinese edit

		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 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ānshén

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ san⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ānshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄕㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: anshén
  - Wade–Giles: an¹-shên²
  - Yale: ān-shén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshern
  - Palladius: аньшэнь (anʹšɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/
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/

Verb edit

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 edit

安神藥／安神药 (ānshényào)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
安	神
あん Grade: 3	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
安神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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 edit

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
【安心あんじん】	[noun] (Buddhism) equanimity
【安心あんしん】	[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 edit

^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
^ “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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[K-1] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[KDJ2-2] “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

[DDJS-3] “安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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