Chinese

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content; calm; still
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
 
peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
trad. (安康)
simp. #(安康)
 
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Adjective

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安康

  1. in good health; hearty and robust; safe and sound
    身心安康  ―  shēnxīn ānkāng  ―  mental and physical well-being
    全家安康  ―  zhù quánjiā ānkāng  ―  to wish the whole family well

Derived terms

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Noun

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安康

  1. (politics, economics, Internet slang) ancom

Proper noun

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安康

  1. () Ankang (a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, China)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 安康 (ʔan khang, literally peace + tranquility). Compare modern Chinese 安康 (ānkāng).

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Noun

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(あん)(こう) (ankōあんかう (ankau)?

  1. the state of being safe and sound, in tranquility and good health

Proper noun

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(あん)(こう) (Ankōあんかう (ankau)?

  1. Clipping of 安康天皇 (Ankō Tennō, Emperor Ankō).

Verb

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(あん)(こう)する (ankō suruあんかう (ankau)?suru (stem (あん)(こう) (ankō shi), past (あん)(こう)した (ankō shita))

  1. to be safe and sound
  2. to make something be safe and sound
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Etymology 2

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Edo-period ateji (当て字).

Noun

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(あん)(こう) (ankō

  1. Archaic spelling of 鮟鱇 (anglerfish).

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 安康 (Ānkāng).

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Proper noun

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安康(アンカン) (Ankan

  1. Ankang (a city in Shaanxi, in central China)
Usage notes
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Most often seen suffixed with (shi, city).

References

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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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安康 (angang) (hangeul 안강)

  1. hanja form? of 안강 (soundness, peacefulness)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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安康

  1. chữ Hán form of an khang.