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

Adjective

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

  1. uneasy, worrying

Inflection

Noun

心配 (hiragana しんぱい, rōmaji shinpai)

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

Derived terms

  • 心配 (こころくば) (kokorokubari): exerting care, attention
  • 心配 (こころくば)りする (kokorokubarisuru): exert care, give attention

Idioms

  • 心配 (しんぱい)でならない (shinpai de naranai): can't help worrying
  • 心配 (しんぱい)なく (go-shinpai naku), 御心配 (ごしんぱい)なく (go-shinpai naku): don't worry, never mind
  • 心配 (しんぱい) ()ける (shinpai o kakeru), 心配 (しんぱい)をかける (shinpai o kakeru): cause someone to worry
  • 心配無用 (しんぱいむよう) (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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