Chinese edit

healthy
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
simp. and trad.
(健在)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

健在

  1. (of a person of advanced age) to be still living and in good health; to be alive and kicking
    父母健在  ―  Fùmǔ dōu jiànzài.  ―  Parents are alive and well.

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 4
ざい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(けん)(ざい) (kenzaiけんざい (kenzai)?-na (adnominal (けん)(ざい) (kenzai na), adverbial (けん)(ざい) (kenzai ni))

  1. (of a person of advanced age) still alive and in good health; alive and kicking
  2. (of phenomena) showing no sign of decline

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(けん)(ざい) (kenzaiけんざい (kenzai)?

  1. (of a person of advanced age) being still alive and in good health; being alive and kicking
  2. (of phenomena) showing no sign of decline

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN