Emaki · all 1,500 words

安心

あんしん

peace of mind, relief

Mnemonic

A woman settled under a roof, over a heart. The test came back clear, her knees go, and she sits down hard on the step. Ann あん, your shin しん: あんしん.

Worth knowing

安心する is to be relieved. 不安 ふあん is this same 安 with the 不 in front, so it is exactly this taken away.

Built from

peaceful, cheap
宀 roof + 女 woman
heart
A pictograph of the organ itself, chambers and all.

Words sharing these kanji

uneasiness, anxiety safety, security worry heart, mind heart center, middle admiration

This is one of 1,500 words in Emaki, a free spaced repetition trainer with a written mnemonic on every card.

Study 安心 in Emaki

Free, no account needed. Your progress stays in your browser.

Emaki is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Kaishi 1.5k or its authors. The word, reading and meaning come from the Kaishi 1.5k deck, used with their permission. The mnemonic, the note and the kanji breakdown are original work, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.