心こころもとない

i-adjective

uneasy; anxious; worried

Describes a feeling of vague worry or lack of confidence about a situation or outcome; often used when something feels uncertain or not fully reassuring.

• 彼かれの返へん事じは心こころもとない感かんじだった。

  His reply felt somewhat uneasy and unconvincing.

• 一人ひとりで旅りょ行こうするのは少すこし心こころもとない。

  Traveling alone makes me a little anxious.

i-adjective

unreliable; undependable; shaky

Used for people, things, or situations that cannot be fully trusted or relied upon; implies a lack of solidity or certainty.

• あの人ひとの言いうことはいつも心こころもとない。

  What that person says is always unreliable.

• このはしごは古ふるくて心こころもとない。

  This ladder is old and feels shaky.

i-adjective

nervous; impatient; vague; unclear

Archaic senses: (3) nervous or irritated from anxiety; (4) unclear or indistinct. Not used in modern Japanese outside of classical contexts.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「心こころもとなく」が不ふ安あんで落おち着つかない様よう子すを表あらわすことがある。

  In classical Japanese, 心もとなく can express a state of being nervous and unable to settle down.