Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そく
Grade: 3
さい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (soku, to stop, to cease) +‎ (sai, disaster), literally "to stop misfortune"

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そく)(さい) (sokusai

  1. good health
    家族(かぞく)息災(そくさい)(いの)
    kazoku no sokusai o inoru
    pray for good health for one's family
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Adjective

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(そく)(さい) (sokusai-na (adnominal (そく)(さい) (sokusai na), adverbial (そく)(さい) (sokusai ni))

  1. healthy, in good health
    無事(ぶじ)息災(そくさい)姿(すがた)
    buji sokusaina sugata
    a state of safety and good health

Inflection

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Note 1