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安んじる (やすんじる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

安やすんじる

や

す

ん

じ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be contented; be at ease

Describes a state of feeling satisfied, relaxed, or untroubled. Often used in literary or slightly formal contexts.

彼かれは今いまの生せい活かつに安やすんじている。
He is content with his current life.
成せい功こうに安やすんじることなく、さらに努ど力りょくを

続つづ

け

た

。

Without resting on his success, he continued to make further efforts.

Kanji

安relax, cheap, low

Similar words

安あん心しんする
安心する is more common and casual for 'feel relieved', while 安んじる is more literary and implies a deeper, lasting contentment.
満まん足ぞくする
満足する means 'to be satisfied' with a specific outcome or thing, whereas 安んじる suggests a broader, more tranquil state of being at ease.

Etymology

Derived from the classical verb 安んず (やすんず), which itself comes from the adjective 安い (やすい, 'easy, peaceful') with the verbalizing suffix んず. The modern form 安んじる is the ichidan-ized version.