zuru verb, intransitive verb
be contented; be at ease
Literary or archaic intransitive verb. Expresses a state of mental ease or contentment. In modern Japanese, 安心する or 安らぐ are more common.
彼は静かな田舎で心を安んじた。
He found peace of mind in the quiet countryside.
Literary or archaic alternative form of 安んじる. Rare in modern Japanese.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The form 安んずる is a classical -zuru verb variant of 安んじる, likely from the adjective 安い (やすい, 'easy, peaceful') with the verbalizing suffix -んずる.