健康
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 健康
1
Common noun
health
Examples
煙草をすうことは健康に悪い。
Smoking is bad for the health.
2
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
healthy; sound; fit; wholesome
Kanji in this Word
健
11 strokes
Frequency: 572
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
healthy
health
strength
persistence
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すこ.やか
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かつ
たけ
たけし
たて
とし
やす
やすし
康
11 strokes
Frequency: 760
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
ease
peace
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かん
こ
みち
やす
やすし
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