健在

Chinese

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)
健 在

Pronunciation


Adjective

健在

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

健(けん)在(ざい) • (kenzai) ←けんざい (kenzai)? -na (adnominal 健(けん)在(ざい)な (kenzai na), adverbial 健(けん)在(ざい)に (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

Noun

健(けん)在(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

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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