安 – relax, cheap, low

6 strokesTaught in grade 3#144 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 安 means relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is アン (an); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか (yasui, yasumaru, yasu, yasuraka). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 宀 (Kangxi radical 40). Components: 女・宀.

Words using 安

安いやすいcheap安心あんしんpeace of mind安全あんぜんsafety安定あんていstability不安ふあんanxiety安易あんいeasy目安めやすcriterion安静あんせいrest治安ちあんpublic order安っぽいやすっぽいcheap-looking

Example sentences

あいつに仕事を任せておけば安心だ。

You can trust him with any job.

Tatoeba #234664

君は自分の安全にもっと気を配るべきだ。

You should be more thoughtful of your safety.

Tatoeba #177202

今日の政治状況はそれほど安定していない。

The current political situation is not very stable.

Tatoeba #171867

Kanji with the same radical

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