健やか|すこやかsukoyaka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, nounvigorous; healthy; sound
   お宮参みやまいりで訪おとずれた大西おおにし幸治こうじさん(40)、由希恵ゆきえさん(34)夫妻ふさいは「子こどもが健すこやかに育そだつことを祈いのりました」と話はなしていた。↗

   The couple who came on a shrine visit, Kouji Oonishi (40) and his wife Yukie (34) said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."

• Synonym健全けんぜんWrittenWritten register. Describes soundness of mind, body or society, as in 「健全な精神」; 「健やか」 evokes children growing up strong in body and mind.
• Synonym健康けんこうNeutralThe everyday, objective word for health. 「健やか」 carries a warm, wishful tone rather than a plain statement of health.
• Synonym達者たっしゃCasualColloquial. Means being hale and hearty — often said of the elderly — or being skilled at something; 「健やか」 focuses on healthy growth.
• Synonym元気げんきCasualColloquial and the most common word in speech for being well and full of energy; 「健やか」 is more written and gentler in tone.
• Synonym丈夫じょうぶCasualColloquial. Covers sturdy bodies and durable objects; 「健やか」 instead speaks of healthy growth.
• Synonym剛健ごうけんWrittenWritten register. Suggests rugged strength of body and mind, as in 「質実剛健」; 「健やか」 has a softer feel.
• Synonym壮健そうけんWrittenWritten word meaning strong and healthy; rarely used.
• Synonym健勝けんしょうFormalFormal written word, used mostly in letter greetings such as 「ご健勝」; 「健やか」 is the more everyday choice.
• Synonym勇健ゆうけんWrittenWritten word for physical strength and vigor; rarely used.
• Related健常けんじょうWrittenWritten register. Refers to being able-bodied, free of disability; 「健やか」 is about growing up healthy.
• Antonym病弱びょうじゃくWrittenWritten register. Means sickly and frail — the opposite of the healthy growth 「健やか」 describes.
• Antonym不健康ふけんこうNeutralNeutral word for being unhealthy; the direct opposite of 「健やか」.

「健やか」 describes children growing up strong and healthy, as in 「健やかな成長」. Everyday health is 「健康」 or 「元気」; soundness of mind or society is 「健全」; sturdiness is 「丈夫」; letter greetings use 「ご健勝」; opposites: 「病弱」, 「不健康」.

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1. 心身しんしんが健康けんこうであるさま。