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意に介する (いにかいする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

意いに介かいする

Meanings

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expression, suru verb (special)

mind; care about; worry about

Almost always used in the negative form 意に介さない, meaning 'not mind', 'not care', or 'not be bothered by'. Formal and somewhat literary.

彼かれは周しゅう囲いの批ひ判はんをまったく意いに介かいさなかった。
He didn't mind the criticism from those around him at all.

彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを少すこしも意いに介かいしていないようだった。

She didn't seem to care about her mistake in the slightest.

Kanji

意idea, mind, heart
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate

Similar words

気きにする
Common, everyday expression for 'to mind' or 'to worry about'. 意に介する is more formal and literary, and almost exclusively used in the negative.
構かまう
Often used in the negative 構わない to mean 'don't mind' or 'don't care'. More casual than 意に介さない.

Etymology

From 意 (mind, feelings) + に + 介する (to be concerned with, to mind). The phrase is a classical Chinese-derived expression that has become a set phrase in modern Japanese.