Keyword
peace of mind
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig202
Readings
あん
(86%)
やす
(12%)
Composed of
roof with a chimney
woman
Mnemonic

If you have a nice house with a roof with a chimney, and a woman living there who's waiting for you to come home from work, who loves you and keeps you warm at night, well, that brings a certain piece of mind when you think about it, doesn't it?

Used in kanji (5 in total)
proposal
saddle
press down on
clear skies
Used in vocabulary (583 in total)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
safety; security
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
instability; insecurity; crankiness
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sense of security
safety; welfare; well-being
rest; quiet; repose
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
(guarantee of) security
cheap article; poor-quality article
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to feel at ease
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
security; stability; safety; peace
one's physical safety; personal security
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
rest; repose
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
safety zone; traffic island
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
sense of stability
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
easy task; no problem
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
peace preservation; security; safety
maritime safety; Japan Coast Guard
security force; public safety force
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
Heian period (794-1185)
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
depreciation of the yen; weak yen
safety administration; safety control; safety management
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
stability; security; equilibrium
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
promising without due consideration
comfort; ease
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
low price
stabilization; stabilisation
easy; simple
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
cheap; economical
stable supply; reliable supply
easy task; no problem
safety first (principle)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
depreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
appreciation of the yen against the (American) dollar
cheap hotel
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
economical; comparatively cheap
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
easy chair; armchair
calm (of mind); at ease
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
destabilization; destabilisation
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
peace officer; sheriff
to be contented; to be at ease
low-cost carrier; LCC; low-cost airline
National Public Safety Commission
United Nations Security Council Resolution
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
solace; relaxation
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low; lowest price (e.g. in shops)
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
across-the-board fall in prices
reason for concern
security check; safety inspection
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
special bargain sale
low-cost smartphone plan
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
Public Security Intelligence Agency
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
the instability of a political situation; political instability
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
food safety; food security
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Ministry of Public Security (China)
safety department; security department
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
social unrest; public anxiety
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
National Security Board (1952-1954)
right physique for an easy delivery
to be contented; to be at ease
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
restoration of public order
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
cheap kind
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
safety belt; seat belt; seatbelt
price stability; price stabilization
Anhui Province (China)
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); limit low
sense that something is relatively inexpensive or undervalued
poor health; failing health
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; NISA
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
worried look; worried expression
on very good terms with each other; romantically attached
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
to provide for safety
fate; safety; welfare
safety information; safety bulletin
stability orientation
to sell (something) cheap
cheap dollar
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
safety measure; safety precaution
sitting calmly; sitting comfortably; sitting cross-legged; being at ease; being content
safety division (e.g. of the police); security division; public peace department
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
Public Employment Security Office
security guard; loss prevention officer
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)
to cost little; to come cheap
public security operation
safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
cheap article; poor-quality article
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (USA)
security treaty; security pact; US-Japan Security Treaty
mine guards (during a strike)
comfortable majority (of seats); stable majority
Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
cheap article; poor-quality article
Public Employment Security Office
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
steady state; stable state
morgue; mortuary
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
Public Security Examination Commission
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
comfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
anti-anxiety agent; anti-anxiety drug
to rest; to relax
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
to cost little; to come cheap
financial instability; financial uncertainty; financial turmoil; financial unrest; financial jitters
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
peace and order; law and order
economic stability; fiscal stability
cheapest; least expensive; lowest-price
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
number of parliamentary seats required in order for the ruling coalition to chair all standing committees and pass bills without the support of other parties
worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to get (something) done cheaply; to keep costs down; to finish at low cost
easy chair; armchair
large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
recreational get-together
quiet rest
carefree; easy; comfortable
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
cheap; economical
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
to get (something) done cheaply; to keep costs down; to finish at low cost
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
safety devices; security provisions
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
safety helmet; crash helmet; hard hat
easy chair; armchair
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
calm and peaceful period of time
obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
sitting calmly; sitting comfortably; sitting cross-legged; being at ease; being content
Antei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5)
secure; solid; stable
orange fleshed yam; sweet potato
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
shop selling goods at very cheap prices; super cheap store; super discounter
Bun'an era (1444.2.5-1449.7.28); Bunnan era
resting; at rest; during rest
Ministry of State Security (China)
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
promising without due consideration
Shōan era (1299.4.25-1302.11.21)
regulations for the preservation of law and order
stibnite; antimonite
Takayasu's aortitis; Takayasu's arteritis; TA
snatching a moment of rest; seeking temporary ease
Kōan era (of the Northern Court; 1361.3.29-1362.9.23)
price stabilization; price stabilisation
school building for housing an imperial photograph and a copy of the Imperial Rescript on Education (pre-WWII)
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
ammonium sulfate
Nin'an era (1166.8.27-1169.4.8)
An Lushan Rebellion (in China; 755-763 CE); An-Shi Rebellion
bauble; trinket; gimcrack; gewgaw; tchotchke; tsatske
store (house) detective; security (officer)
slightly lower (of a price); marginally down; edging lower; showing a mild downward trend
public security official (e.g. policemen, prison officers)
unstable state; metastable state; quasistable state
Ōan era (of the Northern Court; 1368.2.18-1375.2.27)
security blanket; comfort blanket; comfort object
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
(method of) euthanasia
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
cheap; low-priced; inexpensive
Public Security Investigation Bureau
snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
easy task; no problem
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
shop selling goods at very cheap prices; super cheap store; super discounter
safety officer; safety administrator
guardian Avalokitesvara of children and childbirth (bodhisattva)
cycle; hitting for the cycle
(The Story of) Anchin & Kiyohime; The Hidaka River Legend
summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study
(The Story of) Anchin & Kiyohime; The Hidaka River Legend
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act
cheap SIM card (usu. one provided by an MVNO)
Rui'an City
Economic Stabilization Agency; Economic Stabilization Board
perceived security (as opposed to objective safety metrics)
Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek; December 1936)
bargain price
anxiety about child-rearing
failure to observe safety regulations
safety net; security net
passport (guaranteeing safe passage)
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
Azuchi period (first half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1582)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
affordable; economical
bargain price
stabilizing the feelings of the people; inspiring confidence among the people
pre-test stress; test anxiety
dynamic stability
buyer protection; security guarantee; worry-free warranty
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
easy; simple
Heian Imperial Palace
to be content with small successes
safe area (where the player is safe from enemy attacks); safe zone
ammonium nitrate
Annamese (language); Vietnamese
cheap bottle (e.g. of alcohol)
Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
safe area (where the player is safe from enemy attacks); safe zone
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
lower future quotations
calm (of mind); at ease
(wishing someone) bon voyage
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China
guardian Ksitigarbha of childbirth (bodhisattva)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
economical; comparatively cheap
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
knitted fabric; knitted goods; knitwear
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
store (house) detective; security (officer)
bargain price
temple helper
inexpensively; cheaply
inquiry about another's well-being
gradual decline (of stock prices)
gradual decline (of stock prices)
all-round (market) decline
measures preserving law and order
stabilization crisis; stabilisation crisis
stabilizing (stock) transaction
steady; stable; calm; firm
liquid ammonia
ammonium chloride
ammonium chloride soda process
Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
cheap and cute
cheap and cute
slurry; clay suspension
bistable trigger circuit; flip-flop
bistable (trigger) circuit; flip-flop
monostable (trigger) circuit
resting; relaxing; hesitating; loitering
Protectorate General to Pacify the East (Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE)
Protectorate General of Annam (Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE)
Protectorate General to Pacify the West (Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE)
staying somewhere cheaply; cheap inn
staying somewhere cheaply; cheap inn
physicians' pavilion (in Heian Palace)
anticipation of a fall (in prices); prediction of a price drop
isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market
Heian shogi (precursor to modern shogi)
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
safety pin
crease resistance; wrinkle resistance; shape retention
stabilized continent; platform
buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; (lit.) cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods
multihit; multi-hit
thickening agent; thickening stabilizer
security blanket; comfort blanket; comfort object
safe conduct (document)
safe conduct (right)
to live in peace (of the people); to settle down; to feel relieved; to be at ease
rest; calm; peace; quiet
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
safe plan; safe move; safe play; precautions
Xi'an (China)
surprisingly cheap; amazingly inexpensive
perbenzoic acid; peroxybenzoic acid
base hit made in the 9th inning that decides the game; walk-off hit
base hit made in the 9th inning that decides the game; walk-off hit
separation anxiety disorder; SAD
Canadian Security Intelligence Service; CSIS
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; IOSH
Yasuda Trust And Banking Company, Limited
Korea Industrial Safety Corporation; Korea Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Xian University of Architecture & Technology; XAUAT
Road Safety Association (abbr.)
Heian Jogakuin University; St. Agnes' University
Yasuda Station (Niigata)
Tai'an Station (Shenzhen)
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus (species of spiny slipper snail)
Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi)
Examples (200 in total)
He felt uneasy.
I feel safer here.
This water can be drunk without risk.