► 副詞
どうでも [どうでも] [どうでも良い] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ もう全てがどうでも良くなった ⇨ I don’t care about anything at all anymore
あっけらかんと [(5)あっけらかんと] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼は大失敗をしたのにあっけらかんとしている ⇨ He made a huge blunder but doesn’t seem to mind, be embarrassed, dejected, at all (☛ Literally means “with jaw dropped” and originally meant “dumbfounded”)
► 動詞
想う [(2)おもう] [liter] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 彼は母を想う気持ちが強い ⇨ He has strong feelings about his mother. He really cares about his mother
構う [(2)かまう] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 彼は体裁ばかり構っている ⇨ He only cares how he looks to others
☆ 私に構うことはないですよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry about me, how I feel
構う [(2)かまう] [構わない] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 好きなようにしてもらって構わない ⇨ It doesn’t matter to me whatever you do. You can do however you like
☆ 私はそれで構わないです ⇨ I don’t have any problem with that
知る [(2)しる] [知った事ではない] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ こっちの知ったこっちゃない ⇨ That’s not something I need to know. I don’t give a damn about it (☛ Always in negative)
知る [(2)しる] [知らない] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ もうあなたのことなんか知らないわ ⇨ I don’t know you, don’t care about you, anymore (☛ Always in negative)
見る [(1)みる] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 子供は私が見ておいてあげる ⇨ I will watch over the children for you
☆ 彼は毎晩子供の勉強を見ている ⇨ He helps school work of his kids every night (☛ Tutor, give guidance)
気遣う [(3)きづかう] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ いつも他人の事を気遣う優しい人 ⇨ A kind person who always care about others (well-being)
手当て [(1)てあて] [手当する] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 看護婦が彼の傷を手当した ⇨ A nurse dressed his wound (☛ Usually treat light injuries, or do first-aid)
労る [(3)いたわる] [liter] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 夫婦で労り合って生きている ⇨ We live caring each other as a husband and a wife
介護 [(1)かいご] [介護する] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼女は身体障害者の子供を介護している ⇨ She is caring for her disabled child (☛ Care for someone who needs permanent daily assistance)
看護 [(1)かんご] [看護する] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼女は病気の父親を看護している ⇨ She is caring for her sick father (☛ Care for sick people)
養護 [(1)ようご] [養護する] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 孤児を養護する施設 ⇨ A facility to care and protect orphans
介抱 [(1)かいほう] [介抱する] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 彼女は怪我人を介抱した ⇨ She attended to the injured (☛ Nurse an injured or sick person in a short term)
頓着 [(1)とんちゃく] [頓着する] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 彼は着る物に頓着しない ⇨ He doesn’t care about clothes
☆ 彼は細かい事に全く頓着しない ⇨ He doesn’t care about small things
看取る [(2)みとる] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 彼女は父親の最後を看取った ⇨ She took care of his father until his death
監護 [(1)かんご] [監護する] meaning: care rank: 5
☆ (☛ Care someone as a legal guardian)
► 成句
気 [き] [気を付ける] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 体、健康、に気をつけてね ⇨ Take care of your body, health, yourself
気 [き] [気を遣う] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ そんなに気を使わなくてもいいよ ⇨ You don’t have to be so considerate
☆ 表面に傷をつけないように非常に気を使った ⇨ I had to pay close attention not to scratch the surface
世話 [(2)せわ] [世話を焼く] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 余計な世話を焼くのは止めてくれ ⇨ Stop doing something I didn’t ask you to do fo me. Don’t meddle (☛ Usually negative connotations)
気 [き] [気を配る] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 彼は皆が楽しめるように気を配った ⇨ He’s given a lot of thoughts so that everybody can have fun
暖かい [(4)あたたかい] [暖かい目で見守る] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼は生徒達を暖かい目で見守っている ⇨ He is looking at his students with warm eyes. He is caring for his students
意 [い] [意に介する] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼は他人がどう言おうと全く意に介さない ⇨ He won’t care no matter what others say (☛ Usually used in negative as 意に介さない)
手塩 [てしお] [手塩に掛ける] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 手塩にかけて育てた弟子 ⇨ A carefully groomed apprentice (☛ Originally means to adjust the amount of salt in your food yourself. Take care of, especially grow, something painstakingly yourself)
► 名詞
世話 [(2)せわ] [世話をする] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 彼は病気の親の世話をしている ⇨ He is taking care of his sick parent (☛ Care for someone, especially the one who cannot help oneself)
面倒 [(3)めんどう] [面倒を見る] [coll] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 彼女は姪の面倒を見ている ⇨ She is taking care of her niece (☛ Care for someone, especially the one who cannot help oneself)
御構い [おかまい] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ どうぞ御構い無く ⇨ Please don’t worry about me. You don’t have to do anything for me
☆ 御構いもせず申し訳ありません ⇨ I’m sorry I didn’t do anything for you (☛ A common phrase you say to a visitor)
御構い無し [(5)おかまいなし] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 彼は他人の迷惑など全く御構い無しだ ⇨ He doesn’t care at all about inconvenience he causes for others
介護 [(1)かいご] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 老人の介護施設 ⇨ An elderly care facility
手当て [(1)てあて] meaning: care rank: 2
☆ 彼は緊急の手当てが必要だった ⇨ He needed an urgent medical care
介護 [(1)かいご] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 彼は介護無しでは生活出来ない ⇨ He cannot live without (physical) assistance (☛ Care for someone who needs permanent daily assistance)
看護 [(1)かんご] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 老人の看護は非常に大変な仕事だ ⇨ Caring for the elderly is very demanding work (☛ Care for sick people)
眼中 [(1)がんちゅう] [眼中に無い] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 大国は小国の利害など眼中に無い ⇨ The big countries don’t care about the interests of the small countries (☛ Always in negative as 眼中に無い)
☆ 彼は他人の事など眼中に無い ⇨ He doesn’t have others in his sight. He doesn’t care about others (☛ Always in negative as 眼中に無い)
不始末 [(2)ふしまつ] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ タバコの火の不始末で火事が起こった ⇨ The fire was caused by cigarettes not properly extinguished
養護 [(1)ようご] meaning: care rank: 3
☆ 老人養護施設 ⇨ An elderly care facility
お守り [(2)おもり] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 彼女は赤ちゃんのお守りをしている ⇨ She is caring for a baby. She is babysitting
摂生 [せっせい] [摂生する] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 日頃から摂生が大切だ ⇨ It is important to take care of your health everyday
不摂生 [(2)ふせっせい] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 彼は日頃の不摂生がたたって病気になった ⇨ He became ill because he wasn’t taking care of his health
不養生 [(2)ぶようじょう] meaning: care rank: 4
☆ 医者の不養生 ⇨ Doctors tend not to take good care of themselves
► 形容動詞
大切 [たいせつ] [大切にする] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ お体を大切に ⇨ Take care of your body, yourself
大事 [だいじ] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 御大事に (おだいじに) ⇨ Please take care of yourself (☛ A common phrase used ONLY toward someone who is sick or injured)
大事 [だいじ] [大事にする] meaning: care rank: 1
☆ 彼女は親に大事にされている ⇨ She has been nurtured very well by her parents
☆ 御母さんを大事にね ⇨ Take good care of your mom