JLPT N1 · な-adjective

健やか (sukoyaka)

健やか (すこやか, sukoyaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “vigorous; healthy”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すこやか
Romaji: sukoyaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

vigorous; healthy; sound · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

お宮参りで訪れた大西幸治さん(40)、由希恵さん(34)夫妻は「子どもが健やかに育つことを祈りました」と話していた。

The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 健やか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	健やかだ	すこやかだ sukoyakada
Present (polite)	健やかです	すこやかです sukoyakadesu
Negative	健やかじゃない	すこやかじゃない sukoyakajanai
Past	健やかだった	すこやかだった sukoyakadatta
Negative past	健やかじゃなかった	すこやかじゃなかった sukoyakajanakatta
Te-form	健やかで	すこやかで sukoyakade
Before a noun	健やかな	すこやかな sukoyakana
Adverb (~ni)	健やかに	すこやかに sukoyakani

Kanji in 健やか

健

healthy, health, strengthケン・すこ.やか · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 健やか.

健康けんこうhealth保健ほけんpreservation of health健在けんざいin good health健全けんぜんhealthy

Source: JMdict entry 1256110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.