平へい気き

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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Describes a person who remains composed, untroubled, or indifferent in a situation where others might worry. Often used in the negative to say one is not okay with something.

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大だい丈じょう夫ぶN5sense 2
大丈夫 is a broad word for being safe or okay, while 平気 in its colloquial sense narrows to 'I don't mind' or 'no big deal'.
冷れい静せいN3sense 1
冷静 stresses being cool-headed and rational in a crisis, whereas 平気 simply means one feels no worry or concern.
平へい然ぜん sense 1
平然 is a more literary word for looking unmoved or unruffled, while 平気 is the everyday word for feeling unbothered.
涼すずしいN5
平気 means calm and unbothered in general, while 涼しい (as in 涼しい顔) specifically describes a composed facial expression in a situation calling for reaction.

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けろりN1
平気 describes a general state of not being bothered by something, while けろり specifically describes acting unaffected right after an event that would normally cause a reaction.
問もん題だいない
平気 emphasizes that someone is unaffected or unbothered by something, while 問題ない simply states that there is no problem with a situation.
たいしたことないN3
平気 describes a person's own calm indifference despite something happening, while 大したことない describes the thing itself as unimportant.

Opposites

心しん配ぱいN5sense 1
心配 means to worry or feel anxious, the direct opposite of feeling 平気 (unconcerned).
不ふ安あんN3sense 1
不安 describes a feeling of unease or anxiety, contrasting with the calm, untroubled state of 平気.
気きが気きでないN1
平気 means calm and unconcerned, the opposite of 気が気でない, which describes being too anxious to stay calm.

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