健康 (けんこう, kenkou) Japanese meaning: health | KotomoraI walk every day for my health.
The results of the health checkup were good.
Usage patterns
健康に気をつけるto look after one's health
I exercise every day to look after my health.
健康的な〈物〉healthy (food, lifestyle, etc.)
I try to keep a healthy diet.
健康を保つto maintain good health
A balanced diet helps you maintain good health.
健康を害するto damage one's health
Excessive drinking damages your health.
〈人〉の健康を心配するto worry about someone's health
My mother worries about my father's health.
健康になるto become healthy
It's said that bathing in this hot spring makes you healthy.
Expressions
健康そのものthe very picture of health; health itself
健康 is a neutral, clinical noun for physical health, whereas 健在 highlights that someone remains alive and active, often used for the elderly.
健康 is the formal or medical term for being healthy, whereas 丈夫 is a warmer, everyday word suggesting natural robustness and resilience.
健康 is the general word for physical health, while 無事 in health-related greetings (ご無事ですか) simply asks if someone is safe and unharmed.
健康 is the common modern term for physical health, while まめ meaning healthy is a dated way of saying the same thing.
健康 means being healthy and strong, the opposite of 衰弱, which means being weak and debilitated.
健康 describes being healthy or in good health, while 不健康 describes the opposite, unhealthy, state.
健康 means being healthy, the direct opposite state to 疾病, which refers to illness or disease.
健康 means being in good health, the direct opposite of 病弱's meaning of being sickly or weak.
健康保険証
N5
health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.) · in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health
