健 — Stroke Order, Readings & Meaning

Readings

On readingケン

Kun readingすこ.やか

Jōyō Grade 4

vigorous
sound

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical人person 亻variant

Components

How it's built

健

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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

健康的けんこうてき

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

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

national health insurance

温健おんけん

moderate (view, politics, etc.)

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

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 健

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