永安

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Chinese

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forever; always; perpetual(ly)
content; calm; still
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
 
trad. (永安)
simp. #(永安)
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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永安

  1. (, formerly ) Yong'an (a county-level city and former county of Sanming, Fujian, China)
  2. () Vĩnh Yên (a city in Vietnam)
  3. () Yong'an (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
  4. (街道) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
  5. (街道, formerly ) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Fengjie, Chongqing, China, formerly a town)
  6. () Yong'an (a town in Liuyang, Changsha, Hunan, China)
  7. () (historical) Yong'an (a historical prefecture in modern Guangxi, China)
  8. () (historical) Yong'an (a former county of Guangdong, China; modern Zijin county)
  9. (historical) An era name: any of the periods of time from 258–264; 304; 314–320; 401–412; 528–530; or 1098–1100

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えい)(あん) (eianえいあん (eian)?

  1. (literary, rare) everlasting peace
Usage notes
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  • Usage seems to be associated with the Edo-era thinker 二宮尊徳.

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

Alternative forms

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  • 永安(ヨンアン) (Yon'an)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(えい)(あん) (Eianえいあん (Eian)?

  1. Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
よん
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
irregular

From Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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永安(ヨンアン) (Yon'an

  1. Alternative form of 永安 (Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China))