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悠々閑々 (yuuyuukankan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

悠ゆう々ゆう閑かん々かん

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Meanings

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taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

Describes a calm, unhurried manner; often used with と as an adverb. The gloss 'in indolence' is a less common nuance implying relaxed idleness.

彼かれは悠ゆう々ゆう閑かん々かんと散さん歩

ぽ

を

楽たの

しん

で

いる

。

He is enjoying a leisurely stroll, completely unhurried.

悠ゆう々ゆう閑かん々かんとした態たい度どで会かい議ぎに臨のぞんだ。

He approached the meeting with a composed and unhurried attitude.

Kanji

悠permanence, distant, long time
閑leisure
緩slacken, loosen, relax
優tenderness, excel, surpass

Related words

悠ゆう々ゆう
悠々 alone means calm and composed, but 悠々閑々 emphasizes a leisurely, unhurried pace with a nuance of idleness.
のんびり
のんびり is a common, casual word for taking it easy; 悠々閑々 is a formal, literary yojijukugo with a more dignified tone.

Built from

悠ゆう々ゆう+閑かん々かん

Written forms

悠ゆう々ゆう閑かん々かん
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
悠ゆう悠ゆう閑かん閑かん
Non-repetition kanji variant; less common but still used.
悠ゆう悠ゆう緩かん緩かん
Rare variant using 緩 instead of 閑.
優ゆう優ゆう閑かん閑かん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 悠々 (calm, composed) and 閑々 (leisurely, quiet). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is used to describe a serene and unhurried state.