건강하다

geonganghada · TOPIK 1

to be healthy

💪🍎 健康 = sturdy (健) + at ease (康) + 하다: to be healthy

건강 is the Korean reading of hanja 健康, the same word as Chinese jiànkāng and Japanese kenkō. 健 means strong or sturdy, 康 means peaceful and well. Adding 하다 turns the noun health into the descriptive verb to be healthy.

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