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健

Healthy
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingすこ.やか
JōyōGrade 4Level 27
  1. vigorous
  2. sound

Popular Usage

健康健在健全

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · build · brush · stretch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1048

Compound words

健康けんこう
health; healthy; sound; fit; wholesome
健康的けんこうてき
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
健在けんざい
in good health; alive and well; going strong
健全けんぜん
healthy; sound; wholesome
穏健おんけん
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
健気けなげ
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave
健闘けんとう
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
剛健ごうけん
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
保健ほけん
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
健保けんぽ
health insurance
健診けんしん
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
健やかすこやか
vigorous; healthy; sound
不健康ふけんこう
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
保健婦ほけんふ
(female) public health nurse
保健所ほけんじょ
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
健常者けんじょうしゃ
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
健康診断けんこうしんだん
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
健康保険けんこうほけん
health insurance
健康食品けんこうしょくひん
health foods
国民健康保険こくみんけんこうほけん
national health insurance
温健おんけん
moderate (view, politics, etc.)
頑健がんけん
robust
強健きょうけん
robust (health)
健かしたたか
tough

Additional Examples

彼は母親の健康を心配している。
He is anxious about his mother's health.tatoeba
彼は病気をしてから、まだ健康がすぐれない。
He's still in poor health after his illness.tatoeba
彼は彼女の健康を心配している。
He is anxious about her health.tatoeba
古めかしい駅舎が今もなお健在である。
The old station building is still in good shape even today.wiki
健全醗酵した酒質
Quality of sake made with natural fermentationwiki
健全醗酵にならない原因
Causes of not achieving natural fermentationwiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Healthy, robust. 亻 (person) + 建 (build) — a well-built person.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 健

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step