Kanji 用 utilize, business, service 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words 危あぶ ない 危ない is a general i-adjective for 'dangerous' or 'risky,' while 不用心 emphasizes a lack of caution or security, often due to negligence.
油ゆ 断だん 油断 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'inattention' or 'letting one's guard down,' focusing on the mental lapse; 不用心 describes the resulting unsafe state or careless action.
Written forms 不用心
無ぶ 用よう 心じん
Variant kanji spelling with 無 ; less common but seen in older texts.
ふようじん
Etymology Compound of 不 (negation) + 用心 (care, caution). The spelling 無用心 uses 無 (without) for a similar meaning. The reading ぶようじん is a rendaku form of ふようじん .
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