懸念|けねんkenen[0]heiban (flat)
けんねんkennen
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbworry; fear; anxiety; concern
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 懸念する（けねんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 懸念します（けねんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 懸念しない（けねんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 懸念しません（けねんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 懸念せず・懸念せぬ（けねんせず・けねんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 懸念した（けねんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 懸念しました（けねんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 懸念しなかった（けねんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 懸念しませんでした（けねんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 懸念して（けねんして） |
| Potential | 懸念できる（けねんできる） |
| Passive | 懸念される（けねんされる） |
| Causative | 懸念させる（けねんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 懸念させられる（けねんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 懸念すれば（けねんすれば） |
| tara | 懸念したら（けねんしたら） |
| Volitional | 懸念しよう（けねんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 懸念しましょう（けねんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 懸念しろ（けねんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym気がかりきがかりCasualA matter that weighs on your mind and you cannot stop fretting over; common in everyday speech. 「懸念」 is more written in flavor and centers on worry about consequences.
- SynonymおそれNeutralFear, and also the risk that something bad may happen, as in 「〜の恐れがある」. 「懸念」 centers on the worry itself.
- Synonym心配しんぱいNeutralThe most general word for worry. 「懸念」 is more written in flavor and typical of news reports and diplomatic language.
- Synonym憂慮ゆうりょWrittenWritten and solemn; worry over a situation or how things are developing, as in 「事態を憂慮する」. 「懸念」 is more common and covers wider ground.
- Synonym心労しんろうWrittenStrain from worrying and toil, as in 「心労が重なる」. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Synonym憂いうれいWrittenWritten; sorrow with a sentimental tinge. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Synonym不安ふあんNeutralUnease or anxiety as a state of mind. 「懸念」 points to a specific worry about what may happen.
- Synonym危惧きぐWrittenWritten; worry that a danger or bad outcome may occur, as in 「情報漏洩を危惧する」. 「懸念」 is broader.
- Synonym気遣いきづかいNeutralConsideration and thoughtfulness toward others. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Synonym気苦労きぐろうNeutralMental wear from constant worrying and looking after things. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Synonym物案じものあんじWrittenWritten and rare; worry. In daily speech people say 「心配」, while 「懸念」 leans toward news and diplomatic contexts.
- Synonym心痛しんつうWrittenWritten; heartache or anguish, as in 「心痛の極み」. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Synonym心配事しんぱいごとNeutralThe troubles themselves that weigh on you. 「懸念」 is the worry about consequences itself.
- Related頭痛の種ずつうのたねCasualAn idiom for something that keeps giving you headaches. 「懸念」 is the worry itself.
- Related憂えうれえWrittenWritten and literary; grief or sorrow. 「懸念」 centers on worry about consequences.
- Antonym安心あんしんNeutralThe antonym: peace of mind and relief, the opposite pole from worry.
For worry about consequences in news or diplomatic contexts, use 「懸念」, as in 「懸念を示す」. For everyday worry, 「心配」 is the default; 「憂慮」 adds a solemn, written tone; 「気がかり」 fits things you cannot stop worrying about. The antonym is 「安心」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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