安定
Meaning in Englishstability, equilibrium
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Word context
What it means
安定 means stability or steadiness; it refers to a state of being secure, balanced, or resistant to change, whether in physical conditions, emotions, or systems. In Japanese, it can describe durable calm, predictable performance, or equilibrium in mechanical, social, or economic contexts.
Main meanings
- Stability or steadiness in physical, emotional, or social contexts.
- Reliability or consistency of performance or results in a system or organization.
- In economics or politics, a state of equilibrium or predictable conditions; avoidance of volatility.
How to use it
Used in formal and technical discourse to describe the state of being steady or resistant to change in contexts such as economics, engineering, politics, and daily life. It can appear as a noun or with する to form a verb meaning to become or maintain stability; common collocations include 安定した状態 and 安定性, and it is appropriate for academic, media, and policy discussions.
Variants and close terms
- 均衡 (kinkō): balance, equilibrium
- 安泰 (antai): safety, tranquility
- 安穏 (an'on): peaceful calm
- 不安定 (fuantei): instability
Composition
- 安: peace, safety; 定: fix, establish; together they express a state that is safe because it is fixed and orderly
Etymology
安 peace, safety; 定 fix, establish; combined they form the Sino-Japanese reading antei; borrowed from Chinese and integrated into Japanese lexicon as a two-kanji compound; phonetic evolution led to the modern reading antei.
Word class
Noun; Suru-verb (安定する)