安
安 — Relax
relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented
On’yomiアン (an)
Kun’yomiやすい (yasui)
Kun’yomiやすまる (yasumaru)
Kun’yomiやす (yasu)
Kun’yomiやすらか (yasuraka)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 安
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全 | あんぜん anzen | safety; security |
| 安保 | あんぽ anpo | security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970) |
| 安全保障 | あんぜんほしょう anzenhoshou | (guarantee of) security |
| 安定 | あんてい antei | stability; steadiness; consistency |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 慰安 | いあん ian | solace; relaxation |
Study notes
安 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #144 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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