懸け念ねん

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懸念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	懸け念ねんする	懸け念ねんしない
Polite	懸け念ねんします	懸け念ねんしません
Past polite	懸け念ねんしました	懸け念ねんしませんでした
Past	懸け念ねんした	懸け念ねんしなかった
Te-form	懸け念ねんして	懸け念ねんしないで
Desire	懸け念ねんしたい	懸け念ねんしたくない
Potential	懸け念ねんできる	懸け念ねんできない
Passive	懸け念ねんされる	懸け念ねんされない
Causative	懸け念ねんさせる	懸け念ねんさせない
Causative passive	懸け念ねんさせられる	懸け念ねんさせられない
Volitional	懸け念ねんしよう
Polite volitional	懸け念ねんしましょう
Imperative	懸け念ねんしろ	懸け念ねんするな
Conditional	懸け念ねんすれば	懸け念ねんしなければ
Tara conditional	懸け念ねんしたら	懸け念ねんしなかったら

Meanings

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

concern; worry; anxiety; fear

Formal noun or suru-verb expressing unease about a future event or situation. Often used in news, business, and official statements. The reading けんねん is an irregular variant and should be avoided by learners.

政せい府ふは経けい済ざいの先さき行ゆきに懸け念ねんを示しめした。
The government expressed concern about the economic outlook.
安あん全ぜん性せいについて懸け念ねんが残のこる。
Concerns remain regarding safety.
住じゅう民みんは環かん境きょうへの影えい響きょうを懸け念ねんしている。
Residents are worried about the impact on the environment.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉への懸け念ねんconcern about (a matter)
経けい済ざいへの懸け念ねんが広ひろがっている。
Concern about the economy is spreading.
懸け念ねんを抱いだくto harbor a concern
多おおくの専せん門もん家かがその計けい画かくに懸け念ねんを抱いだいている。
Many experts harbor concerns about the plan.
懸け念ねんが高たかまるconcern grows/mounts
感かん染せん拡かく大だいへの懸け念ねんが高たかまっている。
Concern over the spread of infection is mounting.
懸け念ねんを示しめすto express/show concern
政せい府ふはその計けい画かくに懸け念ねんを示しめした。
The government expressed concern about the plan.
〈事こと〉が懸け念ねんされる(something) is feared/considered a concern
台たい風ふうによる被ひ害がいが懸け念ねんされる。
Damage from the typhoon is a cause for concern.

Expressions

懸け念ねんされる変へん異い株しゅvariant of concern; VOC

Kanji

懸state of suspension, hang, depend
念wish, sense, idea

Related words· 7

心しん配ぱいN5
心配 is the everyday, personal word for worry, while 懸念 is more formal and often used for objective, public, or professional concerns.
不ふ安あんN3
不安 describes a felt sense of anxiety or insecurity, whereas 懸念 focuses on a specific potential problem being pointed out.
危き惧ぐN1
危惧 is a similarly formal word for apprehension, often used about risks to something valued (e.g. endangered species), while 懸念 is broader and more common in news/business contexts.
憂ゆう慮りょ
憂慮 is an even more formal, literary word for deep concern, typically used in official or written statements, while 懸念 is the more common formal choice.

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危あやぶむN1
懸念する is a formal word for having concerns about a future problem, close in register to 危ぶむ but slightly less focused on outcome/success.
気きがかりN1
懸念 is a formal, often written word for concern about a possible negative outcome, while 気がかり is more everyday and personal in tone.
疑ぎ念ねん
懸念 expresses worry or concern about a future outcome, whereas 疑念 focuses on distrust or suspicion about something already said or done.

Opposites

安あん心しんN4
安心 means a feeling of relief or peace of mind, the opposite state to the unease expressed by 懸念.

Don't confuse with

観かん念ねんN2
観念 shares the kanji 念 with 懸念 but means 'concept' or 'idea' (or 'resignation' in 観念する), not worry.

Word family

懸け念ねん材ざい料りょう
cause for concern; grounds for anxiety; reason for uneasiness
軽けい度ど懸け念ねん
Least Concern (IUCN Red List category)
インフレ懸け念ねん
inflation fears; inflation worries

Written forms

懸念Usage100%
- けねん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading けねん is the only common pronunciation.
- けんねん
  irregular kana usage
けんねん
irregular kana usage

Etymology

Compound of 懸 (hang, suspend, be concerned) and 念 (thought, feeling). The meaning 'to have a thought hanging over one' developed into 'concern, worry'.