How to say "well-being" in Japanese

• 福祉ふくしJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounWell-being in the social, institutional sense: the welfare of a population as addressed through public services and social security, rather than an individual's private happiness. Typical of talk about welfare policy and social support.
  彼かれの福祉ふくしの概念がいねんはかなり観念的かんねんてきだ。↗

  His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.
• 幸福こうふくJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveWell-being as happiness: a person's state of being happy, contented or blessed. The natural choice when 'well-being' is close to 'happiness', as in discussions of what makes for a happy or fulfilling life.
  金持かねもちが必かならずしも幸福こうふくとは限かぎらない。↗

  The rich are not always happy.
• 安否あんぴCommon
  nounWell-being in the sense of whether a person is safe and all right: used when asking after or checking on someone, especially someone far away or hit by a disaster, rather than for happiness.
  私は彼女かのじょの安否あんぴが気きがかりなんだ。↗

  I am concerned for her safety.
• 機嫌きげんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThough glossed 'health, well-being', this word really concerns a person's mood or temper — being in a good or bad mood, or keeping someone pleased — and is seldom the right choice for 'well-being'.

Use 福祉 for societal welfare, 幸福 for personal happiness, 安否 for whether someone is safe and all right; 機嫌, really a word for mood, is seldom the right choice for 'well-being'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 福祉ふくしwelfare
• 幸福こうふくhappiness
• 安否あんぴsafety
• 清適せいてき(another's) well-being
• 利福りふくwell-being
• ウェルビーイングwell-being
• 康福こうふくpeace and happiness
• 機嫌きげんsafety
• 起居ききょcondition
• ご機嫌ごきげんsafety