安穏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
おん > のん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
安穩 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: 3
おん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
安穩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

  • The on changes to non as an instance of renjō (連声).
  • The regular reading あんおん (an'on) is less common.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んのん [àńnóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ã̠nːõ̞ɴ]
  • (Tokyo) んおん [àn'óń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ã̠ɰ̃õ̞ɴ]

Adjective

(あん)(のん) or (あん)(おん) (annon or an'on) -na (adnominal (あん)(のん) (annon na), adverbial (あん)(のん) (annon ni))

  1. peaceful, quiet
    安穏(あんのん)()らす
    annon ni kurasu
    to live peacefully
    Synonyms: 気楽 (kiraku), 穏やか (odayaka)

Inflection

Noun

(あん)(のん) or (あん)(おん) (annon or an'on) 

  1. peacefulness, quietness

Usage notes

Commonly, the noun 安穏 is rarely used, its descendants 安穏な, 安穏に, and 安穏と are preferred

References

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