Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 建 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
健
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
健
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
健
Regular
Modern
Chinese
健 [jiàn]
healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
健 けん
Ken female given namesurname
健 けんきち
Kenkichi given name
健 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
健 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
健 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
健 じぇん
Jen given name
健 すこやか
Sukoyaka surname
健 たかし
Takashi unclassified name
健 たけ
Take surname
健 たけし
Takeshi given name
健 たける
Takeru given name
健 たつ
Tatsu given name
健 たつる
Tatsuru unclassified name
健 たてし
Tateshi unclassified name
健 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
健 はまけん
Hamaken surname
健 まさる
Masaru given name
健 やすし
Yasushi given name
健 ゆたか
Yutaka unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (79)
健康 [jiànkāng] #1,317
health
健身 [jiànshēn] #4,256
to exercise
健全 [jiànquán] #11,308
robust
保健 [bǎojiàn] #13,291
health protection
健身房 [jiànshēnfáng] #6,160
gym
稳健 [wěnjiàn] #26,235
firm
稳健 [wěnjiàn] #26,235
firm
健忘 [jiànwàng] #10,603
forgetful
健壮 [jiànzhuàng] #11,869
robust
健美 [jiànměi] #18,616
healthy and beautiful
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JAPANESE WORDS (182)
⭐ 健康 [けんこう] #2,909
health
⭐ 健全 [けんぜん] #7,205
healthy
⭐ 健在 [けんざい] #7,608
in good health
保健室 [ほけんしつ] #8,850
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.)
⭐ 健気 [けなげ] #9,159
admirable
⭐ 健康的 [けんこうてき] #12,346
hygienic
⭐ 健やか [すこやか] #15,548
vigorous
⭐ 堅実 [けんじつ] #16,812
steady
⭐ 不健康 [ふけんこう] #20,561
poor health
⭐ 健闘 [けんとう] #20,851
fighting bravely
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