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 spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References
  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. “安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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