健在

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Chinese[edit]

healthy
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
simp. and trad.
(健在)

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

健在

  1. (of a person of advanced age) to be still living and in good health; to be alive and kicking
    父母健在  ―  Fùmǔ dōu jiànzài.  ―  Parents are alive and well.

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 4
ざい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(けん)(ざい) (kenzaiけんざい (kenzai)?-na (adnominal (けん)(ざい) (kenzai na), adverbial (けん)(ざい) (kenzai ni))

  1. (of a person of advanced age) still alive and in good health; alive and kicking
  2. (of phenomena) showing no sign of decline

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

(けん)(ざい) (kenzaiけんざい (kenzai)?

  1. (of a person of advanced age) being still alive and in good health; being alive and kicking
  2. (of phenomena) showing no sign of decline

References[edit]

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