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物案じ (ものあんじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物もの案あんじ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

anxiety; worry; fretting

A slightly formal or literary term for persistent worrying or anxiety. Often used in the set phrase 物案じする (to worry, to be anxious).

彼かれはいつも物もの案あんじしているように見みえる。
He always seems to be worrying about something.

物もの

案あん

じ

は

体からだ

に

良よ

く

ない

。

Worrying is bad for your health.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
案plan, suggestion, draft

Similar words

心しん配ぱい
心配 is the common, everyday word for worry or concern. 物案じ is more literary and emphasizes a state of anxious brooding.
不ふ安あん
不安 is a general term for unease or anxiety, often used in psychological contexts. 物案じ is more about the act of worrying over things.

Etymology

Compound of 物 (もの, 'thing') and 案じ (あんじ, 'worrying, thinking anxiously'), the continuative form of 案ずる (to be anxious about). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.