► 副詞
くよくよ [(1)くよくよ] [coll] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ 一人でくよくよ考えてないで話してみなよ ⇨ Stop moping alone and tell me about it
☆ 彼は小さな事にくよくよする ⇨ He worries about and dwells on small issues
► 動詞
心配 [しんぱい] [心配する] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ お母さんが君のことを心配しているよ ⇨ Your mom is worried about you
思い遣る [(4)おもいやる] [思い遣られる] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ 子供の将来が思い遣られる ⇨ I worry about my child’s future (☛ Always used in passive. Usually about the future unknown)
気兼ね [きがね] [気兼ねする] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ 私に気兼ねする必要は有りません ⇨ You don’t have to worry about hurting my feelings
思い悩む [(5)おもいなやむ] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ 彼女は将来について思い悩んでいる ⇨ She is brooding over her future
懸念 [けねん] [懸念する] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ 現在の医療体制は疫病に対応出来ないことが懸念されている ⇨ There is a concern that the current medical system cannot deal with pandemics
案ずる [あんずる] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 4
☆ 案ずるより産むが易し ⇨ Actually doing it is much easier than just worrying about it (☛ A very common proverb)
憂う [(2)うれう] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 4
☆ 国の将来を憂う者達 ⇨ Those who are concerned about the future of the nation
憂える [(3)うれえる] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 4
☆ 彼は国の将来を憂えている ⇨ He is worried about the future of the country
思い煩う [(6)おもいわずらう] meaning: worry rank: 4
☆ 彼女は病気の子供の将来を思い煩った ⇨ She was worried sick about the future of her sick child
憂慮 [(1)ゆうりょ] [憂慮する] meaning: worry rank: 4
☆ 彼は人類の将来を憂慮している ⇨ He is worried about the future of humankind
► 成句
気 [き] [気にする] [coll] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ お金のことは気にしなくてもいいよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry about the money
☆ 君は人の言う事を気にし過ぎだよ ⇨ You worry too much about what others say
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ 大丈夫かとても気になる ⇨ I’m really worried if things are OK
☆ 誰に何と言われようと気にならない ⇨ I don’t care what people say
気 [き] [気が気でない] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ 彼女は登山家の息子が事故にあわないかと気が気でない ⇨ She is very worried that her climber son might have an accident
気 [き] [気を回す] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ そんなに気を回してもらわなくても大丈夫ですよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry that much about me. You don’t have to be that tactful
気 [き] [気を揉む] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ なかなか結果が出ず、気を揉んだ ⇨ I was really worried, anxious, because the results had not come out quickly (☛ Literally “knead one’s mind”)
気 [き] [気を病む] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ 彼女は息子の将来のことで気を病んでいる ⇨ She is worried sick about her son’s future
► 名詞
心配 [しんぱい] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ 心配は要りませんよ ⇨ You don’t have to worry
心配 [しんぱい] [心配を掛ける] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ お母さんに心配を掛けるな ⇨ Don’t make your mother worried
不安 [ふあん] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ どうしても不安が抑えられない ⇨ I just can’t suppress my worry
☆ 私は将来に不安を感じる ⇨ I feel worried about my future
不安 [ふあん] [不安が募る] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ 情報が入らず不安が募る ⇨ My anxiety is increasing because I cannot get information
気兼ね [きがね] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ ここなら夜でも気兼ねなく音楽を演奏出来る ⇨ You can play music here at night without worrying about the noise
不安感 [(2)ふあんかん] meaning: worry rank: 2
☆ どうしても不安感が拭えない ⇨ I cannot shake off my worry
思い過ごし [おもいすごし] meaning: worry rank: 3
☆ 大失敗したと思ったが、思い過ごしだったようだ ⇨ I thought I’d made a big mistake, but it seems that was my overthinking
懸念 [けねん] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 3
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憂い [うれい] [liter] meaning: worry rank: 4
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► 形容動詞
心配 [しんぱい] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ 試験のことが心配だ ⇨ I am worried about the exam
不安 [ふあん] meaning: worry rank: 1
☆ どうなることかととても不安だ ⇨ I am really worried what might happen
☆ 私達は不安な一夜を過ごした ⇨ We spent a night in uncertainty