心配
しんぱい
hepburn shinpai
worry, anxiety
Part of speech · na-adjective / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 心配しないでください、大丈夫です。Please don't worry, I'm fine.
- 将来のことが心配です。I'm worried about the future.
Collocations
心配 (shinpai, worry)心配する (shinpai suru, to worry)心配ない (shinpai nai, no worries)安心 (anshin, peace of mind)ご心配なく (goshinpai naku, no need to worry)
Mnemonic
Shinpai (心配) = 心 (heart) + 配 (distribute) = "to spread one's heart over possibilities" — worry. Functions as na-adjective and suru-verb: shinpai na (worrying) and shinpai suru (to worry). Antonym: anshin (安心, peace of mind) — heart settled in one place. "Goshinpai naku" (no need to worry) is the polite-formal phrase used with bosses or clients; "shinpai shinaide" is casual (family, friends). Korean "geokjeong / geunsim / simryeo" matches. The shinpai / anshin antonym pair is a core dipole in the 心 vocabulary cluster — memorize together.
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