穏健|おんけんonken[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjectivemoderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
Conjugation
| Plain form | 穏健（おんけん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 穏健です（おんけんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 穏健ではない（おんけんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 穏健ではありません（おんけんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 穏健だった（おんけんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 穏健ではなかった（おんけんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 穏健で（おんけんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 穏健に（おんけんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 穏健なら（おんけんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related適度てきどNeutralRefers to a degree or amount being just right and not excessive, as in 「適度な運動」; 「穏健」 describes moderate, non-extreme thinking or political stances.
- Related控えめひかえめNeutralDescribes restrained, low-key speech and behavior, or keeping a quantity on the low side; 「穏健」 centers on non-extreme thinking.
- Related程よいほどよいCasualColloquial; says a quantity or degree is just right. 「穏健」 describes a person's steady, moderate thinking and conduct.
- Related中庸ちゅうようWrittenWritten/formal; the Confucian doctrine of the Mean, staying impartial between extremes. 「穏健」 is mostly used for political stances.
Use 「穏健」 for moderate, non-extreme thinking or political stances, as in 「穏健派」. For a just-right degree or amount pick 「適度」 or colloquial 「程よい」; for restrained, low-key behavior 「控えめ」; for the impartial middle way 「中庸」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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