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気遣わしい (きづかわしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
anxious ; worried ; uneasy
Describes a state of feeling anxious or worried about something, often with a nuance of being visibly concerned. Used for both personal feelings and describing situations that cause worry.
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She was staring with an anxious look.
Written forms 気き 遣づか わしい Usage 64%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
気き づかわしい Usage 36%
Alternate spelling using づ instead of 遣; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 遣 dispatch, despatch, send Similar words 心しん 配ぱい 心配 is a more common and general word for worry or concern, used as both a noun and a na-adjective. 気遣わしい is a less frequent i-adjective that emphasizes a lingering, uneasy feeling.
気き がかり 気がかり is a na-adjective/noun meaning 'on one's mind' or 'causing concern'. It is similar in nuance but more common than 気遣わしい.
Etymology Compound of 気 (ki, 'mind, spirit') + 遣わしい (zukawashii, an old adjective form related to 遣う 'to use, to send'). The exact derivation of 遣わしい is uncertain, but the overall meaning is 'causing one's mind to be sent/used', i.e., worried.
