健

音読おんよみ: ケン

訓読くんよみ: すこやか

画数かくすう: 11 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 亻(にんべん)

Meaning

Healthy / Strong / Robust / Well

  • 健康けんこう — health
  • 健在けんざい — in good health
  • 健児けんじ — robust youth
  • 健勝けんしょう — good health (polite)
  • 健全けんぜん — soundness / wholesomeness
  • 健やかすこやか — healthy / vigorous

This kanji combines the person radical with the phonetic (build/establish), suggesting a person who is “well-built” or sound—hence healthy and vigorous. It appears in words related to physical health, wellness, and soundness.

かれはとてもすこやかなからだをしています。
He has a very healthy body.

健全けんぜんかんがえをちましょう。
Let’s have a sound and healthy way of thinking.

祖父そふはまだ健在けんざいです。
My grandfather is still in good health.

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健康けんこう — health
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