安神

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Verb

安⫽神 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to calm the nerves
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind
  3. (literary) to repose the spirit tablet

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
安 神
あん
Grade: 3		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
安神 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Uncommon variant spelling for 安心 (anshin), replacing 心 (shin, “heart; mind”) with homophonic 神 (shin, “god, spirit, kami”).[1] Possibly influenced by Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) with senses similar to Japanese 安心.

Not included in various references.[2][3][4][5][6]

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 安神 – see the following entry.
【安心あんしん】
[adjective] unworrying, safe
[noun] relief
[noun] lack of worry, peace of mind
【安心あんじん】
[noun] (Buddhism) equanimity
【安心あんしん】
[verb] to have one's heart at ease, to feel easy, to be relieved
(This term, 安神, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References
  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. “安心”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. “安心”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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