How to say 'Health' in Japanese | 健康

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The Japanese word for Health is 'Kenkou', written as 健康 in Japanese.'Health' in hiragana is けんこう.

word

健康

Meaning

Health

Reading

けんこう

kenkou

Kanji

健Healthy 康Healthy, Peaceful

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '健康 (けんこう)' means 'health'. It refers to the state of being physically and mentally well. It is often used to describe a person's condition or lifestyle. For example: maintaining good health is important「健康を保つことは大切です」(けんこうをたもつことはたいせつです). She is in good health「彼女は健康です」(かのじょはけんこうです). This word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '健康診断 (けんこうしんだん)' (health checkup).

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1949

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 健康

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

健

Meaning

Healthy

kanji

康

Meaning

Healthy, Peaceful

Words Related to 健康 Through the Kanji 健

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 健 as well.

word

健全

Meaning

Sound, Healthy

word

保健

Meaning

Healthcare

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'Kenkou' means 'Health' .

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