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寛然 (かんぜん, kanzen) Japanese meaning: composed | Kotomora
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Kanji 寛 tolerant, leniency, generosity 然 sort of thing, so, if so Related words 悠ゆう 然ぜん 悠然 is a modern literary term for calmness and composure, whereas 寛然 is archaic and rarely used today.
落お ち 着つ いた 落ち着いた is the common modern adjective for 'calm, composed'; 寛然 is its archaic, classical counterpart.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 寛 (generous, lenient) and 然 (like, in the manner of) combine to form a classical taru-adjective meaning 'composed, calm'.
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He remained composed and unruffled by anything.
In classical texts, it is sometimes used in phrases like 'a calm and composed attitude'.
