健康

けんこう

health(y)

Also:healthy

What does 健康 mean?

健康 is a Japanese noun meaning health(y) in English. It can also be translated as healthy depending on context. It is written as 健康 in kanji, けんこう in hiragana, and kenkou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

煙草をすうことは健康に悪い。

Smoking is bad for the health.