How to say "wholesome" in Japanese

• 健全けんぜんJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'wholesome' in the moral or mental sense: a sound mind, a healthy upbringing, clean entertainment. It judges something as free from corruption or harmful influence, so it fits figurative rather than bodily health.
  母子ぼしともに健全けんぜんです。↗

  Mother and child are both doing well.
• 健康けんこうJLPT N3approx.Common
  na-adjectiveCovers 'wholesome' in the physical sense — healthful, good for the body — as with food, exercise, or a lifestyle. For morally wholesome people or entertainment, this is seldom the word you want.

Use 健全 for the figurative, moral sense of wholesome — soundness of mind, character, or entertainment — and 健康 for the physical sense of healthful, as with food, habits, or a fit body.

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• 健全けんぜんhealthy
• 滋味じみnutriment
• 健康に良いけんこうによいgood for the health
• 健康けんこうhealthy
• 純良じゅんりょうgood-natured