安息|あんそくansoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrest; repose
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 安息する（あんそくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 安息します（あんそくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 安息しない（あんそくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 安息しません（あんそくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 安息せず・安息せぬ（あんそくせず・あんそくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 安息した（あんそくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 安息しました（あんそくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 安息しなかった（あんそくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 安息しませんでした（あんそくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 安息して（あんそくして） |
| Potential | 安息できる（あんそくできる） |
| Passive | 安息される（あんそくされる） |
| Causative | 安息させる（あんそくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 安息させられる（あんそくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 安息すれば（あんそくすれば） |
| tara | 安息したら（あんそくしたら） |
| Volitional | 安息しよう（あんそくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 安息しましょう（あんそくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 安息しろ（あんそくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym安らぎやすらぎNeutralEveryday word for a calm, contented state of mind, as in 「安らぎの空間」. More colloquial than 安息, and about feelings rather than resting the body.
- Synonym安静あんせいNeutralCalm and stillness; typically used to tell a patient to rest and avoid exertion, as in 「安静にする」. More common in everyday use than 安息.
- Related安心あんしんWrittenBuddhist term, read 「あんじん」, for peace of mind gained through faith or ascetic practice; distinctly religious in flavour.
- Related落ち着きおちつきNeutralComposure or steadiness in attitude and bearing. It concerns one's demeanor, not rest, so it cannot stand in for 安息 in that sense.
- Related心の平和WrittenA written/formal term for inner peace of mind. Unlike 安息, it names a mental state only and says nothing about physical rest.
- Related精神の平静WrittenA written/formal phrase for mental calm that stresses a mind unshaken by outside events; it does not refer to physical rest.
- Related安らかさNeutralThe degree to which someone or something is serene and at peace; often describes a sleeping face or a settled state of mind.
- Antonym苦労くろうNeutralHardship and toil, mental as well as physical. The everyday antonym of the untroubled rest that 安息 describes.
- Antonym労苦ろうくWrittenA written/formal word for bodily and mental toil; it stands opposite 安息 as rest free of labor and disturbance.
- Antonym苦闘くとうWrittenA written/formal word for a hard struggle endured through suffering; it opposes 安息 as strenuous conflict against calm repose.
「安息」 is rest for body and mind without strain, as in 「安息を得る」; it also appears in 「安息日」 and in wishes for the dead to rest. For everyday peace of mind say 「安らぎ」, and for a patient resting up use 「安静」. The written terms 心の平和 and 精神の平静 cover mental calm only, while the antonyms 苦労, 労苦 and 苦闘 denote toil and struggle.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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