安神

Chinese

		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

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

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

安神藥／安神药 (ānshényào)

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
安神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

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

^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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
^ 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

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

[KDJ2-2] “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: 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, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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