WORD DETAIL
剛健
ごうけん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Spelling:
剛健. Reading:ごうけん. Core meaning: robust; sturdy. - Basic usage: Representative examples:
厳しい訓練を重ねた青年は、剛健な体つきになった/その学校には、素朴で剛健な気風が受け継がれている.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Robust body and spirit
- It can describe a robust body in
剛健な体つきor a strong spirit and ethos in剛健な気風. It is more literary and forceful than an everyday word for being healthy.
- It can describe a robust body in

