健 — kanji meaning “healthy”
健
healthy, health, strength, persistence
- Meanings
- healthy, health, strength, persistence
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- すこ.やか
- Name readings
- かつ、たけ、たけし、たて、とし、やす
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #572 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- jiàn — Chinese character page
Words with 健
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 健全 | けんぜん kenzen | healthy; sound; wholesome |
| 保健所 | ほけんじょ hokenjo | health care center; health care centre |
| 穏健 | おんけん onken | moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible |
| 健やか | すこやか sukoyaka | vigorous; healthy; sound |
| 健在 | けんざい kenzai | in good health; alive and well; going strong |
| 健闘 | けんとう kentou | fighting bravely; strenuous efforts |
| 不健康 | ふけんこう fukenkou | poor health; ill health; unhealthy |
| 剛健 | ごうけん gouken | vigour; vigor; virility |
| 健保 | けんぽ kenpo | health insurance |
| 不健全 | ふけんぜん fukenzen | morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious |
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