Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3
ぜん
Grade: 4
kan’on

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

(へい)(ぜん) (heizen

  1. calmly, composed, quiet
    何事(なにごと)なかったよう平然(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 edit

(へい)(ぜん) (heizen-tari (adnominal (へい)(ぜん)とした (heizen to shita) or (へい)(ぜん)たる (heizen taru), adverbial (へい)(ぜん) (heizen to) or (へい)(ぜん)として (heizen to shite))

  1. calm, composed
    Synonym: 平気
    平然(へいぜん)たる(たい)()
    heizen taru taido
    a calm attitude

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  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