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1. Good Health / Healthy / Vigor
2. Candi
3. Conn
4. Connan
5. Conner
6. Connie
7. Connor
8. Good Health
9. Kandy
10. Konner
11. Licon
13. Alcon
14. Candance
15. Compton
16. Concetta
17. Connise
18. Connors
19. Conor
20. Conrad
21. Cornel
22. Cornell
23. Cornwall
24. Kandice
25. Konrad
26. Mekonnen
27. Cannizzaro
28. Cantoness
29. Constance
30. Constantin
31. Constantine
32. Constanza
33. Healthy Living
34. Konstantin
35. Wellness
36. Constancia
37. Constancio
38. Constantino
39. Marc-Antoine
40. Consapevolezza
Also suggests being at peace
康 is a single character that means good health or vigor in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
康 can also mean peaceful, at ease, or abundant in some contexts.
Please note that this is rarely seen alone in Japanese Kanji. In Japanese, it is used both for health-related compound words and to denote the kouhou through koushou eras of Japan.
In Korean, this can also be the family name “Kang” (caution: not the only family name romanized as Kang in Korean).
健康 is the best way to express good health in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
健康 also suggests the ideas of being solid, strong, sound, wholesome, and at peace.
Can also be used to express healthy, vitality, or well-being.
安康 means just what it says. It's a word that expresses both the idea of being at peace and healthy at the same time.
Note: 安康 is a bonafide word in Chinese and Korean, and the characters will at least make sense in Japanese.
If you are into healthy living, 健康生活 might be an excellent selection for a wall scroll to hang in your home.
The first two characters speak of health, vitality, vigor, and being of sound body. The second two characters mean living or life (daily existence).
身體健康 is how to express “wellness” in Chinese. The meaning is not much different than the idea of “good health.” The first two characters alone are often translated as “health.” Some will also translate this title as “physical health.”
If you want to fill your room with a feeling of wellness, this is the wall scroll for you.
This is also the ancient way to express wellness in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja. The modern Japanese form is 身体健康 (the only difference is the second Kanji). Let me know if you need your calligraphy written in modern Japanese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 康 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
康 see styles |
kāng kang1 k`ang kang yasumune やすむね |
More info & calligraphy: Good Health / Healthy / Vigor(personal name) Yasumune At ease, in repose; undisturbed; well, hale. |
健康 see styles |
jiàn kāng jian4 kang1 chien k`ang chien kang kenkou / kenko けんこう |
More info & calligraphy: Good Health(1) health; (adjectival noun) (2) healthy; sound; fit; wholesome; (given name) Takeyasu |
安康 see styles |
ān kāng an1 kang1 an k`ang an kang ankou / anko あんこう |
More info & calligraphy: Peace and Good Health(rare) calm and peaceful period of time; (personal name) Sadayasu |
康奈爾 康奈尔 see styles |
kāng nài ěr kang1 nai4 er3 k`ang nai erh kang nai erh |
More info & calligraphy: Cornel |
一康 see styles |
kazuyasu かずやす |
(given name) Kazuyasu |
且康 see styles |
katsuyasu かつやす |
(given name) Katsuyasu |
中康 see styles |
nakayasu なかやす |
(surname) Nakayasu |
久康 see styles |
hisayasu ひさやす |
(given name) Hisayasu |
之康 see styles |
yukiyasu ゆきやす |
(given name) Yukiyasu |
亘康 see styles |
nobuyasu のぶやす |
(given name) Nobuyasu |
亮康 see styles |
ryoukou / ryoko りょうこう |
(given name) Ryōkou |
仁康 see styles |
yoshimichi よしみち |
(personal name) Yoshimichi |
今康 see styles |
imayasu いまやす |
(surname) Imayasu |
仍康 see styles |
naoyasu なおやす |
(given name) Naoyasu |
仲康 see styles |
nakayasu なかやす |
(given name) Nakayasu |
任康 see styles |
hideyasu ひでやす |
(personal name) Hideyasu |
伸康 see styles |
nobuyasu のぶやす |
(given name) Nobuyasu |
佐康 see styles |
sukeyasu すけやす |
(personal name) Sukeyasu |
佳康 see styles |
yoshiyasu よしやす |
(personal name) Yoshiyasu |
俊康 see styles |
toshiyasu としやす |
(given name) Toshiyasu |
保康 see styles |
bǎo kāng bao3 kang1 pao k`ang pao kang |
Baokang county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei |
信康 see styles |
nobuyasu のぶやす |
(given name) Nobuyasu |
修康 see styles |
nobuyasu のぶやす |
(given name) Nobuyasu |
倫康 see styles |
michiyasu みちやす |
(personal name) Michiyasu |
儀康 see styles |
noriyasu のりやす |
(male given name) Noriyasu |
元康 see styles |
yuán kāng yuan2 kang1 yüan k`ang yüan kang motoyasu もとやす |
(given name) Motoyasu Yuankang |
充康 see styles |
mitsuyasu みつやす |
(given name) Mitsuyasu |
光康 see styles |
mitsuyasu みつやす |
(given name) Mitsuyasu |
克康 see styles |
katsuyasu かつやす |
(given name) Katsuyasu |
全康 see styles |
masayasu まさやす |
(given name) Masayasu |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Good Health Healthy Vigor | 康 | kou / ko | kāng / kang1 / kang | k`ang / kang |
Candi | 康蒂 | kāng dì / kang1 di4 / kang di / kangdi | k`ang ti / kangti / kang ti | |
Conn | 康恩 | kāng ēn / kang1 en1 / kang en / kangen | k`ang en / kangen / kang en | |
Connan | 康南 | kāng nán / kang1 nan2 / kang nan / kangnan | k`ang nan / kangnan / kang nan | |
Conner | 康納 康纳 | kāng nà / kang1 na4 / kang na / kangna | k`ang na / kangna / kang na | |
Connie | 康妮 | kāng nī / kang1 ni1 / kang ni / kangni | k`ang ni / kangni / kang ni | |
Connor | 康納 康纳 | kāng nà / kang1 na4 / kang na / kangna | k`ang na / kangna / kang na | |
Good Health | 健康 | kenkou / kenko | jiàn kāng jian4 kang1 jian kang jiankang | chien k`ang chienkang chien kang |
Kandy | 康提 | kāng tí / kang1 ti2 / kang ti / kangti | k`ang t`i / kangti / kang ti | |
Konner | 康納 康纳 | kāng nà / kang1 na4 / kang na / kangna | k`ang na / kangna / kang na | |
Licon | 李康 | lǐ kāng / li3 kang1 / li kang / likang | li k`ang / likang / li kang | |
Peace and Good Health | 安康 | ān kāng / an1 kang1 / an kang / ankang | an k`ang / ankang / an kang | |
Alcon | 愛爾康 爱尔康 | ài ěr kāng ai4 er3 kang1 ai er kang aierkang | ai erh aierh |
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Candance | 康當斯 康当斯 | kāng dāng sī kang1 dang1 si1 kang dang si kangdangsi | k`ang tang ssu kangtangssu kang tang ssu |
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Compton | 康普頓 康普顿 | kāng pǔ dùn kang1 pu3 dun4 kang pu dun kangpudun | k`ang p`u tun kangputun kang pu tun |
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Concetta | 康斯塔 | kāng sī tǎ kang1 si1 ta3 kang si ta kangsita | k`ang ssu t`a kangssuta kang ssu ta |
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Connise | 康妮絲 康妮丝 | kāng nī sī kang1 ni1 si1 kang ni si kangnisi | k`ang ni ssu kangnissu kang ni ssu |
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Connors | 康納斯 康纳斯 | kāng nà sī kang1 na4 si1 kang na si kangnasi | k`ang na ssu kangnassu kang na ssu |
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Conor | 康納爾 康纳尔 | kāng nà ěr kang1 na4 er3 kang na er kangnaer | k`ang na erh kangnaerh kang na erh |
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Conrad | 康拉德 | kāng lā dé kang1 la1 de2 kang la de kanglade | k`ang la te kanglate kang la te |
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Cornel | 康奈爾 康奈尔 | kāng nài ěr kang1 nai4 er3 kang nai er kangnaier | k`ang nai erh kangnaierh kang nai erh |
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Cornell | 康奈爾 康奈尔 | kāng nài ěr kang1 nai4 er3 kang nai er kangnaier | k`ang nai erh kangnaierh kang nai erh |
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Cornwall | 康沃爾 康沃尔 | kāng wò ěr kang1 wo4 er3 kang wo er kangwoer | k`ang wo erh kangwoerh kang wo erh |
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Kandice | 康迪斯 | kāng dí sī kang1 di2 si1 kang di si kangdisi | k`ang ti ssu kangtissu kang ti ssu |
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Konrad | 康拉德 | kāng lā dé kang1 la1 de2 kang la de kanglade | k`ang la te kanglate kang la te |
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Mekonnen | 梅康寧 梅康宁 | méi kāng níng mei2 kang1 ning2 mei kang ning meikangning | mei k`ang ning meikangning mei kang ning |
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Cannizzaro | 康尼查羅 康尼查罗 | kāng ní chá luó kang1 ni1 cha2 luo2 kang ni cha luo kangnichaluo | k`ang ni ch`a lo kangnichalo kang ni cha lo |
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Cantoness | 康托內斯 康托内斯 | kāng tuō nèi sī kang1 tuo1 nei4 si1 kang tuo nei si kangtuoneisi | k`ang t`o nei ssu kangtoneissu kang to nei ssu |
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Constance | 康斯坦斯 | kāng sī tǎn sī kang1 si1 tan3 si1 kang si tan si kangsitansi | k`ang ssu t`an ssu kangssutanssu kang ssu tan ssu |
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Constantin | 康斯坦丁 | kāng sī tǎn dīng kang1 si1 tan3 ding1 kang si tan ding kangsitanding | k`ang ssu t`an ting kangssutanting kang ssu tan ting |
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Constantine | 康斯坦丁 | kāng sī tǎn dīng kang1 si1 tan3 ding1 kang si tan ding kangsitanding | k`ang ssu t`an ting kangssutanting kang ssu tan ting |
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Constanza | 康斯坦札 | kāng sī tǎn zhá kang1 si1 tan3 zha2 kang si tan zha kangsitanzha | k`ang ssu t`an cha kangssutancha kang ssu tan cha |
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Healthy Living | 健康生活 | kenkou seikatsu kenkouseikatsu kenko seikatsu | jiàn kāng shēng huó jian4 kang1 sheng1 huo2 jian kang sheng huo jiankangshenghuo | chien k`ang sheng huo chienkangshenghuo chien kang sheng huo |
Konstantin | 康斯坦丁 | kāng sī tǎn dīng kang1 si1 tan3 ding1 kang si tan ding kangsitanding | k`ang ssu t`an ting kangssutanting kang ssu tan ting |
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Wellness | 身體健康 身体健康 | shin tai ken kou shintaikenkou shin tai ken ko | shēn tǐ jiàn kāng shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1 shen ti jian kang shentijiankang | shen t`i chien k`ang shentichienkang shen ti chien kang |
Constancia | 康斯坦西亞 康斯坦西亚 | kāng sī tǎn xī yà kang1 si1 tan3 xi1 ya4 kang si tan xi ya kangsitanxiya | k`ang ssu t`an hsi ya kangssutanhsiya kang ssu tan hsi ya |
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Constancio | 康斯坦西奧 康斯坦西奥 | kāng sī tǎn xī ào kang1 si1 tan3 xi1 ao4 kang si tan xi ao kangsitanxiao | k`ang ssu t`an hsi ao kangssutanhsiao kang ssu tan hsi ao |
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Constantino | 康斯坦丁諾 康斯坦丁诺 | kāng sī tǎn dīng nuò kang1 si1 tan3 ding1 nuo4 kang si tan ding nuo kangsitandingnuo | k`ang ssu t`an ting no kangssutantingno kang ssu tan ting no |
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Marc-Antoine | 馬爾康托萬 马尔康托万 | mǎ ěr kāng tuō wàn ma3 er3 kang1 tuo1 wan4 ma er kang tuo wan maerkangtuowan | ma erh k`ang t`o wan maerhkangtowan ma erh kang to wan |
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Consapevolezza | 康薩佩沃萊扎 康萨佩沃莱扎 | kāng sà pèi wò lái zhā kang1 sa4 pei4 wo4 lai2 zha1 kang sa pei wo lai zha kangsapeiwolaizha | k`ang sa p`ei wo lai cha kangsapeiwolaicha kang sa pei wo lai cha |
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Live Long and Prosper | 健康長壽繁榮昌盛 健康长寿繁荣昌盛 | Jiàn kāng cháng shòu fán róng chāng shèng Jian4 kang1 chang2 shou4 fan2 rong2 chang1 sheng4 Jian kang chang shou fan rong chang sheng | Chien k`ang ch`ang shou fan jung ch`ang sheng Chien kang chang shou fan jung chang sheng |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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