Usage patterns 体からだ が 丈じょう 夫ぶ だ to have a strong, healthy body
My grandfather still has a strong, healthy body even in his old age.
丈じょう 夫ぶ に 育そだ つ to grow up strong and healthy
I hope the children grow up strong and healthy.
丈じょう 夫ぶ な 作つく り sturdy construction/build
This bag has a sturdy build and can be used for a long time.
丈じょう 夫ぶ にできている to be made to be durable/sturdy
This desk is made to be sturdy, so it's fine even with heavy things on it.
Kanji 丈 length, ten shaku, measure Related words· 12 頑丈 stresses physical toughness and solid construction, often for objects and structures, while 丈夫 more broadly covers both people's health and things' durability.
健康 is the formal or medical term for being healthy, whereas 丈夫 is a warmer, everyday word suggesting natural robustness and resilience.
元気 describes lively energy or being in good spirits day to day, while 丈夫 focuses on underlying physical sturdiness or durability.
強い is a general word for strength or power, while 丈夫 specifically implies something is sturdy, healthy, or long-lasting without breaking down.
Show 8 more Show fewer 丈夫 is a native Japanese word for something sturdy or physically robust, often used for objects and health, while タフ is a loanword that emphasizes mental or physical toughness and sounds more casual or modern.
丈夫 is a common, everyday word for something being sturdy or healthy, while 強靭 is more formal and literary, often describing willpower or materials under stress.
丈夫 describes something as physically sturdy or robust, while 長持ち focuses on how long it stays usable or in good condition.
丈夫 is an everyday na-adjective for sturdy things or people, while 耐久性 is a formal technical noun for the quantifiable durability of a product or material.
丈夫 is the everyday word for something sturdy or a person being healthy, while 堅固 is more formal and often used for structures, fortifications, or firm resolve.
丈夫 emphasizes physical sturdiness or durability (of a body or object), while 健やか focuses on overall wholesome health, especially of mind and body together.
丈夫 is the common, everyday word for being healthy or sturdy, whereas 強壮 sounds more formal and is typically used in written descriptions.
丈夫 is a common, everyday word for durability or health, while 頑強 sounds stronger and more formal, often implying resistance to force.
Opposites· 5 弱い means weak or fragile, the direct opposite of 丈夫 when describing a person's health or an object's strength.
脆い describes something that breaks or crumbles easily, contrasting with 丈夫 which describes durability and resistance to damage.
丈夫 describes something sturdy and durable, the opposite of やわ 's flimsy, poorly-built weakness.
Show 2 more Show fewer 丈夫 means sturdy or healthy, the opposite of 虚弱 's meaning of being physically frail.
丈夫 describes a sturdy, robust constitution, contrasting with 病弱 's frail, illness-prone one.
Don't confuse with 丈夫 shares the kanji 丈 with 気丈 but describes physical sturdiness or health, whereas 気丈 describes mental or emotional fortitude.
Written the same as 丈夫 （ますらお ）but read じょうぶ , this common word means 'sturdy' or 'healthy' and has nothing to do with the archaic 'hero' sense.
丈夫 shares the same kanji root and means 'sturdy' or 'physically healthy,' whereas 大丈夫 is the everyday word for 'okay' or 'no problem.'
Word family safe; all right; OK; problem-free · certainly; surely; undoubtedly · no thanks; I'm good; that's all right · great man; fine figure of a man
reassuring; secure; comforting
reassuring; comforting · stout-hearted; brave; tough
Written forms 丈じょう 夫ぶ Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
じょうぶ Usage 7%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for learners.
Etymology Originally from Chinese, meaning 'adult male' or 'man of stature', but in Japanese it shifted to mean 'sturdy' or 'healthy'. The exact semantic shift is uncertain.
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