WORD DETAIL
安寧
あんねい
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
安寧(あんねい) is a literary noun for social peace or inner tranquility. - Basic usage: People pray for national peace; an individual finds peace of mind in quiet life.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Stability of a country and tranquility within a person
国の安寧concerns social order;心の安寧concerns psychology. It is not an everyday greeting.

