健康

See also: 建康

Chinese

	healthy	peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
trad. (健康)	健	康
simp. ^#(健康)	健	康
anagram	康健

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiànkāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄤ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җянкон (ži͡ankon, III-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gin⁶ hong¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gen⁵ hong¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khien-không / khian-không

(Hailu, HRS): kien^˖ kong^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): giông-kŏng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): goeng⁵ korng¹ / gyoeng⁵ korng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiān-khong / kiàn-khong

(Teochew, Peng'im): giang⁶ kang¹ / giêng⁶ kang¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ji-khaon / ²jie₆-khaon₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànkāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànkang
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-kʻang¹
  - Yale: jyàn-kāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannkang
  - Palladius: цзянькан (czjanʹkan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җянкон (ži͡ankon, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴ kʰɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin⁶ hong¹
  - Yale: gihn hōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ hong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ hong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gen⁵ hong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ken³² hɔŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khien-không
  - Hakka Romanization System: kien kong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian⁴ kong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khian-không
  - Hakka Romanization System: kian kong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian⁴ kong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: kien^˖ kong^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰien³³ kʰoŋ⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giông-kŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)ŋouŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: goeng⁵ korng¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gē̤ng-ko̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœŋ¹¹ kʰɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gyoeng⁵ korng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyøŋ²¹ kʰɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-khong
  - Tâi-lô: kiān-khong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnqofng
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-khong
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-khong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiernqofng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: giang⁶ kang¹ / giêng⁶ kang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiăng khang / kiĕng khang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ³³/, /kieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ³³/

Note:

giêng6 kang1 - Chaozhou;
giang6 kang1 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji-khaon
  - MiniDict: ji^去 khaon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-khaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² kʰɑ̃⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²jie₆-khaon₁
  - MiniDict: jie^去 khaon^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /d͡ʑɪ²² kʰɑ̃³³/

Adjective

健康

(of a person) healthy (free from disease or disorder); good; well
健康生活 ― jiànkāng shēnghuó ― to lead a healthy lifestyle

祝你身體健康，萬事如意。 [MSC, trad.]
祝你身体健康，万事如意。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng, wànshìrúyì. [Pinyin]
Wish you good health, and all the best.
(of a thing) healthy (without problems or defects); sound; normal; good; well
健康發展／健康发展 ― jiànkāng fāzhǎn ― sound development

Synonyms

(healthy):

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健全 (jiànquán)
康健 (kāngjiàn)

Noun

健康

health; physique; fitness
健康狀況／健康状况 ― jiànkāng zhuàngkuàng ― health condition

腸道健康／肠道健康 ― chángdào jiànkāng ― gut health

職業健康安全／职业健康安全 ― zhíyè jiànkāng ānquán ― occupational health and safety

健康常識／健康常识 ― jiànkāng chángshí ― elementary health knowledge

健康大數據／健康大数据 ― jiànkāng dàshùjù ― health-related big data

Synonyms

身體／身体 (shēntǐ)

Derived terms

亞健康 / 亚健康 (yàjiànkāng)
健康保險 / 健康保险 (jiànkāng bǎoxiǎn)
健康碼 / 健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ)
健康食品 (jiànkāng shípǐn)
心理健康 (xīnlǐ jiànkāng)
身體健康 / 身体健康 (shēntǐ jiànkāng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (健康):

→ Japanese: 健康(けんこう) (kenkō)
→ Korean: 건강(健康) (geon'gang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
健	康
けん Grade: 4	こう Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんこー [kèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Adjective

健(けん)康(こう) • (kenkō) ^{←けんかう (kenkau)^?}-na (adnominal 健(けん)康(こう)な (kenkō na), adverbial 健(けん)康(こう)に (kenkō ni))

healthy, fit

Inflection

Inflection of 健康
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	健康だろ	けんこうだろ	kenkō daro
Continuative (連用形)	健康で	けんこうで	kenkō de
Terminal (終止形)	健康だ	けんこうだ	kenkō da
Attributive (連体形)	健康な	けんこうな	kenkō na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	健康なら	けんこうなら	kenkō nara
Imperative (命令形)	健康であれ	けんこうであれ	kenkō de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	健康ではない健康じゃない	けんこうではないけんこうじゃない	kenkō de wa nai kenkō ja nai
Informal past	健康だった	けんこうだった	kenkō datta
Informal negative past	健康ではなかった健康じゃなかった	けんこうではなかったけんこうじゃなかった	kenkō de wa nakatta kenkō ja nakatta
Formal	健康です	けんこうです	kenkō desu
Formal negative	健康ではありません健康じゃありません	けんこうではありませんけんこうじゃありません	kenkō de wa arimasen kenkō ja arimasen
Formal past	健康でした	けんこうでした	kenkō deshita
Formal negative past	健康ではありませんでした健康じゃありませんでした	けんこうではありませんでしたけんこうじゃありませんでした	kenkō de wa arimasen deshita kenkō ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	健康で	けんこうで	kenkō de
Conditional	健康なら（ば）	けんこうなら（ば）	kenkō nara (ba)
Provisional	健康だったら	けんこうだったら	kenkō dattara
Volitional	健康だろう	けんこうだろう	kenkō darō
Adverbial	健康に	けんこうに	kenkō ni
Degree	健康さ	けんこうさ	kenkōsa

Noun

健(けん)康(こう) • (kenkō) ^{←けんかう (kenkau)^?}

health

Derived terms

健康的(けんこうてき) (kenkōteki): healthy

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“健康”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
健	康

Noun

健康 • (geon'gang) (hangeul 건강)

hanja form^? of 건강 (“health”)

Derived terms

건강검진 (健康檢診, geon'ganggeomjin)
건강관리 (健康管理, geon'ganggwalli)
건강교육 (健康敎育, geon'ganggyoyuk)
건강미 (健康美, geon'gangmi)
건강법 (健康法, geon'gangbeop)
건강보험 (健康保險, geon'gangboheom)
건강상담소 (健康相談所, geon'gangsangdamso)
건강성 (健康性, geon'gangseong)
건강식 (健康食, geon'gangsik)
건강우량아 (健康優良兒, geon'gang'uryang'a)
건강인 (健康人, geon'gang'in)
건강제 (健康劑, geon'gangje)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
健	康

Adjective

健康

chữ Hán form of kiện khang (“healthy; well”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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