気遣い・気づかい|きづかいkizukai[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounconsideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
   彼かれの声こえには優やさしい気きづかいが満みちていた。↗

   His voice was full of tender concern.

• Synonym気がかりきがかりNeutralSomething you can't stop worrying about; centers on the worry itself, while 「気遣い」 centers on considerate thoughtfulness for the other person.
• Synonym懸念けねんWrittenWorry or misgivings, as in 「懸念を示す」; written/formal prose, common in news and business.
• Synonym心配しんぱいNeutralWorry or concern, and also looking after someone; the most common everyday word, centered on the anxiety itself.
• Synonym憂慮ゆうりょWrittenDeep worry, as in 「事態を憂慮する」; written/formal prose, often said of social problems.
• Synonym気苦労きぐろうNeutralMental strain from looking out for others; centers on the weariness, while 「気遣い」 centers on the considerate behavior.
• SynonymおそれNeutralFear or dread, and also the chance of something bad happening, as in 「〜の恐れがある」.
• Synonym思いやりおもいやりNeutralCompassion for others' feelings; centers on the sentiment itself, with no action necessarily involved.
• Synonym心遣いこころづかいNeutralAttentive care in handling things, as in 「お心遣い」; centers on concrete acts of care, slightly refined.
• Synonym不安ふあんNeutralUnease, feeling unsettled; centers on your own inner emotional state.
• Synonym気配りきくばりNeutralAttentiveness covering every detail, as in 「気配りができる」; centers on thoroughness.
• Synonym煩いわずらいWrittenWorries and illness; written/formal prose, centered on vexing troubles.
• Related心労しんろうNeutralWorry that has worn you out; centers on the mental exhaustion rather than the act of caring.
• Related危惧きぐWrittenFear or apprehension, as in 「絶滅危惧種」; written/formal prose, centered on danger.
• Related心配りこころくばりNeutralCareful, thorough looking after someone; close to 「気遣い」 in meaning but a bit more refined.
• Related憂いうれいWrittenSorrow or lingering worry, as in 「後顧の憂い」; centers on the anxious heart.
• Related配慮はいりょNeutralConsiderate arrangements made for someone, as in 「ご配慮」; leans formal, common in business.
• Related憂えうれえWrittenSorrow and lamentation; archaic written language, rarely used.
• Antonym無関心むかんしんNeutralAntonym: apathy toward something; the opposite of 「気遣い」's concern for others.
• Antonym無頓着むとんちゃくNeutralAntonym: utterly indifferent, unbothered by details; the opposite of considerate 「気遣い」.

Use 「気遣い」 for considerate thoughtfulness for others, or for worry and concern, as in 「お気遣いなく」 and 「気遣いができる人」. For thorough, detail-covering attentiveness say 「気配り」; for slightly refined, concrete care say 「心遣い」; for plain everyday worry say 「心配」. The remaining words are mostly written-style or narrower in focus. The antonym is 「無関心」.

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

1. 気遣きづかうこと。心遣こころづかい。
2. 懸念けねん。