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

Verb

安⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to calm the nerves
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind
  3. (literary) to repose the spirit tablet

Derived terms

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 (rare) spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.)

References
  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  3. “安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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