気に病む

• 読み: きにやむ
• ローマ字: ki ni yamu
• 漢字の分解: 気 (ki) — spirit, mind; 病 (byō/ya) — illness, to be sick
• 発音: /ki.ni.ja.mɯ/

意味

To worry about; to fret over; to be anxious about something and let it affect one's wellbeing.

An expression using Group 1 (godan) verb 病む (to be ill). Literally 'one's spirit becomes sick over something,' meaning to worry so much that it affects one's mental or physical health. Stronger than 心配する — implies the worry is causing genuine distress. Often used when advising someone not to worry excessively.

例文

1. そんなに気に病むことはないよ。
2. 失敗を気に病んで夜も眠れなかった。
3. 他人の評価を気に病むのはやめたほうがいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: advice, mental health, interpersonal

トーン: empathetic

起源と歴史

From 気 (spirit, mind) and 病む (to be ill, to suffer). The expression captures how excessive worry can make the spirit sick — a mind-body connection recognised in Japanese culture.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal