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Kanji Detail for 康 - "health, peace"

康

  • Meaning

    康 means "health, peace." Also associated with prosperity.

    1. Health - Good physical condition.

    2. Peace - Calm; tranquility.

    3. Prosperity - Wellbeing; success.

  • Words using 康

    • 健康 けんこう Listen health; healthy; sound
    • 健康保険 けんこうほけん Listen health insurance
    • 健康食品 けんこうしょくひん Listen health foods
    • 国民健康保険 こくみんけんこうほけん Listen national health insurance
    • 小康 しょうこう Listen lull; breathing spell; respite
    • 健康的 けんこうてき Listen hygienic; healthy; healthful
    • 健康診断 けんこうしんだん Listen health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

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    • Verified meaning: health, peace
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かん, こう, こうじ, こうしょう)
    • Also carries these associations: prosperity

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 康

    Given names 康(かん)Listen 康(こう)Listen 康(さだ)Listen 康(しずか)Listen 康(つよし)Listen 康(やす)Listen

    Surnames 康(こうじ)Listen 康(こうしょう)Listen 康(こうそう)Listen 康(こうた)Listen 康(こん)Listen 康(やすかつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ease; peace

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Kang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    health; peace, quiet

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Peaceful. Such as 康健, 康寧. | Five roads meeting is called 康; six roads meeting is called 莊. 康莊 is like saying a broad thoroughfare. See (Erya).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    广 (madare)

  • Related Keywords

    health peace prosperity prosperous robust comfortable ease flourish harmony stability wellbeing tranquil fitness serenity

Sentences including 康

  • We are anxious about your health.

  • Health is more important than money.

  • To talk with a lot of people is good for health.

  • The place i live in is very good for your health.

  • Smoking is bad for your health.

  • Smoking is not good for the health.

  • Your mother is anxious about your health.

  • She looks nice and healthy.

  • I exercise because i want to stay healthy.

  • She looked well when i last saw her.

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