N1Noun
杞憂
きゆう
Meaning
- 1.needless fear
- 2.groundless apprehension
- 3.unfounded worry
Meanings across languages
- English
- needless fear, groundless apprehension, unfounded worry
- Tiếng Việt
- nỗi sợ không cần thiết, lo lắng vô căn cứ, phiền muộn không có cơ sở
- 日本語
- 必要のない恐れ, 根拠のない心配, 根拠のない心配
- 한국어
- 불필요한 두려움, 근거 없는 걱정, 근거 없는 걱정
- 中文
- 不必要的恐惧, 毫无根据的忧虑, 无端的担忧
- Bahasa Indonesia
- ketakutan yang tidak beralasan
- ภาษาไทย
- ความกลัวที่ไม่มีมูล
- Español
- temor infundado
- Français
- angoisse sans fondement
- Deutsch
- grundlose Angst
- Português
- medo infundado
Kanji used
杞憂
Related words
内憂外患
ないゆうがいかん
troubles both at home and abroad
N1憂慮
ゆうりょ
anxiety, concern
N1憂鬱
ゆううつ
depression, melancholy
N1憂える
うれえる
to worry about, to be anxious about
N1一喜一憂
いっきいちゆう
alternating between happiness and anxiety, swinging between joy and sorrow
N1憂き目
うきめ
bitter experience, misery
N1憂い
うれい
sorrow, grief
N1憂国
ゆうこく
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
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