Usage patterns 健けん 康こう 的てき な 生せい 活かつ を 送おく る to lead a healthy life
I exercise every day and lead a healthy life.
健けん 康こう 的てき な 食しょく 事じ を 心こころ がける to make an effort to eat healthy meals
Lately I've been trying to eat healthy meals.
健けん 康こう 的てき に 痩や せる to lose weight in a healthy way
I want to lose weight healthily without extreme dieting.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 肌はだ が 健けん 康こう 的てき だ someone's skin looks healthy
Her skin looks healthy, and she always seems full of energy.
Kanji 健 healthy, health, strength 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 健康的 describes physical health and lifestyle habits, while 健全 is broader and often used for moral, financial, or organizational soundness as well as physical wellbeing.
ヘルシー is a casual loanword used almost exclusively for food and diet, while 健康的 is the standard word applicable to lifestyle, environment, and appearance as well.
Etymology Derived from 健康 (health) + 的 (-like, -ish), forming an adjectival noun meaning 'healthy' or 'healthful'.
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