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案ずる (あんずる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

案あんずる

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Meanings

1

zuru verb, transitive verb

worry about; be anxious about; fear

Only when written 案ずる

Expresses concern or anxiety about something. Often used with ～を案ずる or ～と案ずる. This is the most common meaning.

See also: 案じる

母ははは私わたしの将しょう来らいを案あんじている。
My mother is worried about my future.

彼かれの安あん否ぴを案あんじて、連れん絡らくを待まった。

Worried about his safety, I waited for him to contact me.

2

zuru verb, transitive verb

think out; devise; ponder

Used when carefully considering or working out a plan, idea, or solution. More formal than 考える. Often appears in set phrases like 一計を案ずる (devise a plan).

新あたらしい事じ業ぎょう計けい画かくを案あんじているところです。
We are currently devising a new business plan.
彼かれは一いっ計けいを案あんじて、問もん題だいを解かい決けつした。
He devised a plan and solved the problem.

3

zuru verb, transitive verb

investigate; examine

Rare, formal usage meaning to look into or examine a matter. Mostly found in older or very formal writing.

事じ件けんの真しん相そうを案あんずるために、さらに調ちょう査さが必ひつ要ようだ。
Further investigation is needed to examine the truth of the incident.

4

zuru verb, transitive verb

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

Only when written 按ずる

Rare, archaic usage restricted to the kanji 按ずる. Refers to physical actions like stroking, rubbing, or grasping. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、按あんずるが刀かたなの柄つかを握にぎる意い味みで使つかわれる。
In old texts, 按ずる is used to mean grasping the hilt of a sword.

Written forms

案あんずるUsage96%
Standard spelling for the meanings 'worry' and 'think out'. This is the more common kanji form.
按あんずるUsage4%
Rare kanji form used specifically for the sense 'to stroke, rub, pat, or grasp'. Not used for the worry/think meanings.
あんずるUsage1%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in informal writing, but the kanji form is more common in formal contexts.

Kanji

案plan, suggestion, draft
按hold, consider, investigate

Similar words

案あんじる
案じる is the more common modern -jiru form with the same meanings. 案ずる is a slightly older or more formal variant.
心配しんぱいする
心配する is the most common everyday word for 'worry'. 案ずる is more literary and often implies deeper, more thoughtful concern.
考かんがえる
考える is the general word for 'think'. 案ずる in the 'think out' sense is more deliberate and often used for devising plans or solutions.

Etymology

案ずる is the -zuru form of 案じる, derived from the kanji 案 (plan, concern) combined with the verbalizing suffix ずる. The -zuru forms are older and more formal than the corresponding -jiru forms. The rare kanji 按ずる uses 按 (press, check) and carries the archaic physical meanings.