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 [àń'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
    Synonyms: 気楽 (kiraku), 穏やか (odayaka)
    安穏(あんのん)()らす
    annon ni kurasu
    to live peacefully

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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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