心配

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
はい > ぱい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From (shin, heart) + (hai, concern oneself with)

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

心配 (-na inflection, hiragana しんぱい, rōmaji shinpai)

  1. uneasy, worrying

Noun

心配 (hiragana しんぱい, rōmaji shinpai)

  1. anxiety, concern, worry, uneasiness
  2. good offices

Derived terms

  • 心配事 (shinpaigoto): worries; cares; troubles
  • 心配性 (shinpaishō): prone to worrying
  • 心配り (kokorokubari): exerting care, attention
  • 心配りする (kokorokubari suru): exert care, give attention

Idioms

  • 心配でならない (shinpai de nara nai): can't help worrying
  • ご心配なく, 御心配なく (goshinpai naku): don't worry, never mind
  • 心配を掛ける, 心配をかける (shinpai o kakeru): cause someone to worry
  • 心配無用 (shinpai muyō): Don't worry about it

Verb

心配する (hiragana しんぱいする, rōmaji shinpai suru)

  1. worry, be anxious
  2. take care of, help

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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