息災

そくさい

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective good health
2. Noun stopping misfortune; preventing disaster

Kanji

• 息 breath. Read as ソク.
• 災 disaster. Read as サイ.

Example sentences

• 年を取ると、無病息災であることが何よりだと思うようになる。
  As you get older you start to feel that health is everything.

Words containing 息災

• 無事息災 (ぶじそくさい) safe and healthy
• 一病息災 (いちびょうそくさい) one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
• 無病息災 (むびょうそくさい) sound health

And 2 more.

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