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太平無事 (たいへいぶじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

太たい平へい無ぶ事じ

Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

Describes a state of complete peace and tranquility, often used for a society or a period without trouble. Can be used as a noun or adjectival noun.

この国くには長なが年ねん太たい平へい無ぶ事じだ。
This country has been peaceful and uneventful for many years.
太たい平へい無ぶ事じな日ひ々びを送おくりたい。
I want to live peaceful and quiet days.

Written forms

太たい平へい無ぶ事じ
Standard kanji spelling.
泰たい平へい無ぶ事じ
Variant spelling using 泰 instead of 太; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
平even, flat, peace

無nothingness, none, ain't

事matter, thing, fact

泰peaceful, calm, peace

Similar words

平へい和わ
平和 is the common word for 'peace', while 太平無事 is a more literary or formal four-character compound emphasizing tranquility and lack of incidents.
無ぶ事じ
無事 means 'safety' or 'without incident', often used for personal well-being; 太平無事 extends this to a broader, societal peace.

Etymology

A four-character compound (yojijukugo) combining 太平 (peace) and 無事 (without incident). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing synonymous concepts for emphasis.