つつがない

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

well; in good health; safe; without incident

usually written using kana alone

Often used in the adverbial form つつがなく to mean 'without any trouble' or 'safely'. Describes a state free from illness, accident, or mishap. Somewhat formal and literary.

皆みな様さまがつつがないことをお祈いのり申もうし上あげます。
I pray that everyone is in good health.

旅たびの間あいだ、つつがなく過すごせました。

I was able to spend the trip safely and without incident.

Written forms

つつがないUsage79%
Usually written in kana. The kanji form 恙無い is rare and literary.
恙つつがないUsage15%
Variant kanji-kana spelling, also rare.
恙つつが無ないUsage6%
Rare kanji spelling; 恙 is a non-jōyō character meaning 'illness' or 'disaster'.

Kanji

恙illness
無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

無ぶ事じ
無事 is a common word for 'safe' or 'without incident', while つつがない is more formal and literary, often used in set phrases like つつがなく.
健すこやか
健やか means 'healthy' and is more common for physical health, whereas つつがない implies overall well-being and safety from harm.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 恙 (つつが, 'illness' or 'misfortune') + the negative adjective ない, literally meaning 'without illness or trouble'. The kanji 恙 is rarely used in modern Japanese.