How to say "relief" in Japanese
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- 安心あんしんnoun, na-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbThe emotional sense of relief: peace of mind once a worry lifts. Use it when something feared does not happen or someone turns out to be safe.
- 楽らくnoun, na-adjectiveRelief as comfort or ease: feeling better once pain, strain, or a burden eases. It describes a state of being comfortable or unburdened rather than the emotion of relief.
- 緩和かんわnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbRelief as alleviation or mitigation: the easing of pain, tension, or restrictions. A noun for the softening of something intense, not for the feeling of being relieved.
- 救助きゅうじょnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRelief in the concrete sense of aid or rescue: getting people out of danger or helping them in a crisis, as in rescue operations or disaster relief.
- 救済きゅうさいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAlso relief as aid or rescue, but leaning toward deliverance from suffering or hardship; it often carries a religious overtone of salvation.
Use 安心 for emotional relief, 楽 for feeling better physically, 緩和 for easing pain or tension, and 救助 or 救済 for relief as aid or rescue, with 救済 leaning toward deliverance from suffering.
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Japanese equivalents
- 安心あんしんpeace of mind
- 楽らくcomfort
- 緩和かんわrelief
- 救助きゅうじょrelief
- 救済きゅうさいrelief
- 救援きゅうえんrelief
- 安堵あんどrelief
- リリーフrelief
- レリーフrelief (sculptural method)
- 浮き彫りうきぼりrelief
- 休息きゅうそくrest
- 救護きゅうごrelief
- 交代こうたいchange
- 救いすくいhelp
- 陽刻ようこくrelief (carving)
- 救恤きゅうじゅつrelief
- 寛解かんかいremission
- 援兵えんぺいreinforcements
- 休心きゅうしんpeace of mind
- 放心ほうしんsetting one's mind at ease
- 代わりかわりstand-in
- 人心地ひとごこちrelief
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