安静

• Reading: あんせい
• Romaji: ansei
• Kanji breakdown: 安 (an) — peace, ease, calm; 静 (sei/shizu) — quiet, still, calm
• Pronunciation: /a.n.seː/

Meaning

Rest; repose; keeping still. A medical instruction or state of being quiet and motionless to allow the body to recover.

A key medical term used when a doctor orders a patient to rest, as in 安静にしてください (please rest). The instruction 安静を保つ (maintain rest) and 絶対安静 (complete bed rest) are standard hospital phrases. Also used to describe a calm, undisturbed state in non-medical contexts.

Examples

1. 医師に一週間の安静を命じられ、仕事を休んだ。 The doctor ordered me to rest for a week, so I took time off work.
2. 骨折の後は安静を保ちながら、徐々にリハビリを進めた。 After the fracture, I gradually progressed through rehabilitation while maintaining bed rest.
3. 心臓に負担をかけないよう、絶対安静が必要だと言われた。 I was told that complete bed rest was necessary to avoid putting strain on my heart.

Usage Guide

Context: medicine, hospital, recovery, rehabilitation

Tone: clinical

Origin & History

Compound of 安 (an, peace/calm) and 静 (sei, quiet/still). Both characters reinforce the concept of peaceful stillness.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: General