Kanji 健 healthy, health, strength Related words 健けん 康こう 健康 is the common, everyday word for 'health' or 'healthy'. 健否 is a more formal, written term specifically referring to the condition of health, often used in letters or reports.
体たい 調ちょう 体調 refers to physical condition, often in a more casual or conversational context. 健否 is more formal and can encompass overall well-being, not just physical state.
Etymology Compound of 健 (health, strength) and 否 (negation, condition), literally 'healthy or not', referring to the state of one's health. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a classical Chinese pattern of forming abstract nouns.
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