案じる

• 読み: あんじる
• ローマ字: anjiru
• 漢字の分解: 案 (an) — plan, idea, consider
• 発音: /aɴ.d͡ʑi.ɾɯ/

意味

To be anxious about; to be concerned about; to worry about. A somewhat formal way of expressing worry.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb that is more formal and literary than 心配する. Often used by older speakers or in written Japanese. The expression 案ずるより産むが易し (it's easier to give birth than to worry about it) is a well-known proverb using the classical form.

例文

1. 母はいつも子供の将来を案じている。
2. 安否を案じて連絡を取った。
3. 案じていたほど結果は悪くなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, health, formal writing

トーン: concerned

起源と歴史

From 案 (plan, idea, desk) combined with じる, a verb-forming suffix. Originally meant to ponder or think deeply about something, which naturally extended to worrying about outcomes.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal