永安

Chinese

forever; always; perpetual(ly)
 
content; calm; still
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (永安) 永 安
simp. #(永安) 永 安

Pronunciation


Proper noun

永安

  1. (~市, formerly ~縣) Yong'an (a county-level city and former county of Sanming, Fujian, China)
  2. (~市) Vĩnh Yên (a city in Vietnam)
  3. (~區) Yong'an (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
  4. (~街道) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
  5. (~街道, formerly ~鎮) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Fengjie, Chongqing, China, formerly a town)
  6. (~鎮) Yong'an (a town in Liuyang, Changsha, Hunan, China)
  7. (~州) (historical) Yong'an (a historical prefecture in modern Guangxi, China)
  8. (~縣) (historical) Yong'an (a former county of Guangdong, China; modern Zijin county)
  9. (historical) An era name: any of the periods of time from 258–264; 304; 314–320; 401–412; 528–530; or 1098–1100

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
永 安
えい
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ːã̠ɴ]

Noun

永(えい)安(あん) • (eian) ←えいあん (eian)?

  1. (literary, rare) everlasting peace
Usage notes
  • Usage seems to be associated with the Edo-era thinker 二宮尊徳.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
永 安
えい
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ːã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

永(えい)安(あん) • (Eian) ←えいあん (eian)?

  1. Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
永 安
よん
Grade: 5
あん
Grade: 3
irregular

From Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jõ̞ɰ̃ã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

永安(ヨンアン) • (Yon'an) 

  1. Alternative form of 永安 (“Yong'an (a county-level city in Sanming, Fujian, China)”)
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