案あんじる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

worry about; be anxious about; fear

Only when written 案じる

Expresses personal concern or anxiety about a situation or person. Often used with を or ことを.

See also: 案ずる

• 母はははいつも私わたしの健けん康こうを案あんじている。

  My mother is always worrying about my health.

• 彼かれの将しょう来らいを案あんじて、夜よるも眠ねむれなかった。

  I couldn't sleep at night, worrying about his future.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

devise; think out; work out (a plan)

Used for carefully thinking out a plan, scheme, or idea. Common in set phrases like 一計を案じる (devise a plan).

See also: 一計を案じる

• 彼かれは新あたらしい事じ業ぎょう計けい画かくを案あんじた。

  He devised a new business plan.

• 一いっ計けいを案あんじて、難なん局きょくを乗のり切きった。

  They thought out a plan and overcame the difficult situation.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

investigate; look into

Rare, somewhat literary use for examining or looking into a matter. More commonly expressed with 調べる or 検討する in modern Japanese.

• 事じ件けんの真しん相そうを案あんじるために、彼かれは現げん場ばへ向むかった。

  He headed to the scene to investigate the truth of the incident.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

stroke; rub; pat; grasp (a sword hilt)

Only when written 按じる

Archaic or highly literary sense, restricted to the kanji 按じる. Refers to physical touching, stroking, or gripping. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、刀かたなの柄つかを按あんじる動どう作さが描えがかれている。

  In old texts, the action of grasping the hilt of a sword is depicted.