Chinese

Verb

安心

1. to be relieved; to feel at ease
2. to keep one's mind on something

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 安心 ‎(*ʔan *sim). Compare modern Chinese 安心 ‎(ānxīn).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) あんしん [àńshíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nɕĩɴ]

Adjectival noun

安心 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana あんしん, romaji anshin)

1. unworrying, safe

Inflection

Noun

安心 ‎(hiragana あんしん, romaji anshin)

1. relief
2. lack of worry, peace of mind

安心 ‎(hiragana あんじん, romaji anjin)

1. (Buddhism) equanimity

Synonyms

• (relief): 安堵 (あんど) ‎(ando)

Compounds

• 安心感 (あんしんかん) ‎(anshinkan): sense of security
• 安心決定 (あんしんけつじょう) ‎(anshin ketsujō): (Buddhism) chanting the name of Buddha with purity of heart and mind; firm belief; complete confidence in the future
• 安心決定鈔 (あんしんけつじょうしょう) ‎(Anshin Ketsujō Shō): (Buddhism) a two-volume scripture in Pure Land Buddhism
• 安心得道 (あんしんとくどう) ‎(anshin tokudō): (Buddhism) achieving nirvana through equanimity of spirit
• 安心立命 (あんしんりつめい) ‎(anshin ritsumei); 安心立命 (あんじんりゅうめい) ‎(anjin ryūmei); 安心立命 (あんじんりゅうみょう) ‎(anjin ryūmyō): spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
• 一安心 (ひとあんしん) ‎(hitoanshin): feeling of relief
• 不安心 (ふあんしん) ‎(fuanshin): uneasiness, uncertainty

Idioms

• 安心無 (あんしんなきど)き読経 (ょう)は田中 (たなか)の蝦蟇 (がま)の如 (ごと)し ‎(anshin naki dokyō wa tanaka no gama no gotoshi, “"a sutra recital without peace of mind is just like a toad in a paddy" → reciting the sutras without having the proper spiritual mindset is as meaningful as the croaking of a toad in a rice paddy”)

Verb

安心する ‎(intransitive, hiragana あんしんする, romaji anshin suru)

1. to have one's heart at ease, to feel easy, to be relieved

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

安心 • ‎(ansim) ‎(hangeul 안심)

1. Hanja form^? of 안심, “relief, peacefulness”.