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警戒心 (けいかいしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

警けい戒かい心しん

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Meanings

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noun

wariness; caution; vigilance

A feeling of being on guard against potential danger or trouble; often used with verbs like 持つ, 抱く, 解く, or in phrases like 警戒心が強い.

彼かれは初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとに対たいして強つよい警けい戒かい心しんを持もっている。
He has a strong wariness toward people he meets for the first time.

警けい戒かい心しんを解といて、もっとリラックスしてください。

Please let down your guard and relax more.

Kanji

警admonish, commandment
戒commandment
心heart, mind, spirit

Similar words

警けい戒かい
警戒 is the act of being on guard or the state of alertness, while 警戒心 is the psychological feeling of wariness or caution.
用よう心じん
用心 is more about taking care or being careful in a practical sense, whereas 警戒心 emphasizes a mental state of suspicion or alertness.

Etymology

Compound of 警戒 (けいかい, 'vigilance, caution') and 心 (しん, 'mind, heart'), literally 'vigilant mind'.