安

Meaning

安 centers on a state of ease and stability: being relaxed, peaceful, and content. The sense of 'cheap' or 'low' extends naturally from the idea of something being easy on the mind or wallet.

• 安全あんぜん

  safety; security

• 安いやすい

  cheap; inexpensive

• 安心あんしん

  peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

• 不安ふあん

  anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

• 安定あんてい

  stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure

• 不安定ふあんてい

  instability; insecurity; crankiness

• 保安ほあん

  peace preservation; security

• 慰安いあん

  solace; relaxation

• 治安ちあん

  public order; public peace; public security; law and order

• 格安かくやす

  (very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)

• 安価あんか

  low-priced; cheap; inexpensive

• 安値やすね

  low price

• 安打あんだ

  safe hit

• 安易あんい

  easy; simple

• 平安へいあん

  peace; tranquility; tranquillity

• 公安こうあん

  public peace; public safety; public security; peace and order

• 安保あんぽ

  security (e.g. national security)

• 目安めやす

  criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim

• 安物やすもの

  cheap article; poor-quality article

• 安っぽいやすっぽい

  cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

• 安芸あき

  Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

• 安静あんせい

  rest; quiet; repose

• 安らかやすらか

  peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

• 安泰あんたい

  security; stability; safety; peace

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