Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
はい > ぱい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From the native Japanese word (こころ)(くば) (kokorokubari). Can be analyzed as (しん) (shin, heart) + (はい) (hai, concern oneself with).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(しん)(ぱい) (shinpai-na (adnominal (しん)(ぱい) (shinpai na), adverbial (しん)(ぱい) (shinpai ni))

  1. uneasy, worrying

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Noun edit

(しん)(ぱい) (shinpai

  1. anxiety, concern, worry, uneasiness
  2. good offices

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Verb edit

(しん)(ぱい)する (shinpai surusuru (stem (しん)(ぱい) (shinpai shi), past (しん)(ぱい)した (shinpai shita))

  1. worry, be anxious
  2. take care of, help

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN