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取り越し苦労 (とりこしぐろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり越こし苦ぐ労ろう

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Meanings

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

overanxiety; needless worry; borrowing trouble

Refers to worrying excessively about future events that may never happen. Often used in the set phrase 取り越し苦労をする (to worry needlessly).

彼かれはいつも取とり越こし苦労ぐろうをしている。
He is always worrying about things that haven't happened yet.
そんなに取とり越こし苦労ぐろうをしても仕し方

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There's no point in worrying so much about the future.

Written forms

取り越し苦労
- とりこしぐろう
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- とりこしくろう
とりこしくろう

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
越surpass, cross over, move to
苦suffering, trial, worry
労labor, thank for, reward for

Similar words

心しん配ぱい性しょう
心配性 describes a person's tendency to worry in general, while 取り越し苦労 focuses on the act of worrying about future events prematurely.
杞き憂ゆう
杞憂 is a more formal, literary term for needless fear or groundless anxiety, often used in written language. 取り越し苦労 is more colloquial.

Etymology

Compound of 取り越し (torikoshi, 'taking in advance', from 取る 'take' + 越す 'pass over') + 苦労 (kurō, 'hardship, worry'). Literally 'worry taken in advance'.