心配り|こころくばりkokorokubari[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbexerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
Conjugation
Dictionary form心配りする(こころくばりする)
Polite (masu)心配りします(こころくばりします)
Negative (nai)心配りしない(こころくばりしない)
polite (masen)心配りしません(こころくばりしません)
classical zu / nu心配りせず・心配りせぬ(こころくばりせず・こころくばりせぬ)
Past (ta)心配りした(こころくばりした)
polite (mashita)心配りしました(こころくばりしました)
Past negative (nakatta)心配りしなかった(こころくばりしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)心配りしませんでした(こころくばりしませんでした)
Te form心配りして(こころくばりして)
Potential心配りできる(こころくばりできる)
Passive心配りされる(こころくばりされる)
Causative心配りさせる(こころくばりさせる)
Causative passive心配りさせられる(こころくばりさせられる)
Conditional (ba)心配りすれば(こころくばりすれば)
tara心配りしたら(こころくばりしたら)
Volitional心配りしよう(こころくばりしよう)
polite (mashou)心配りしましょう(こころくばりしましょう)
Imperative心配りしろ(こころくばりしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym思いやりおもいやりNeutralPutting yourself in another's shoes; leans toward sympathy. 「心配り」 is about concrete, attentive care in action.
  • Synonym心遣いこころづかいNeutralCaring attentiveness; almost interchangeable with 「心配り」, but leans toward the attitude of taking care.
  • Synonym配慮はいりょWrittenWritten/formal prose: thorough, careful consideration, as in 「ご配慮ください」.
  • Synonym気配りきくばりNeutralAttentive care covering every detail, as in 「気配りができる人」; leans toward social skill in dealing with people.
  • Related気遣いきづかいNeutralConsiderate care for someone, but also worry or concern, as in 「お気遣いなく」; its caring sense is close to 「心配り」 but more a matter of inward concern.
  • Antonym無頓着むとんちゃくNeutralIndifference to things; the opposite of the attentiveness of 「心配り」.
  • Antonym粗放そほうWrittenWritten/formal prose: rough and careless; the opposite of 「心配り」.

Put yourself in the other's shoes: 「思いやり」. Attentive care for details: 「心配り」 or 「気配り」, as in 「細やかな心配り」. Formal prose: 「配慮」. For being unconcerned: 「無頓着」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 気きを遣つかうこと。配慮はいりょ。
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