心配（しんぱい、shinpai）
- worry

The Japanese word 心配 ([心配]) means "worry," "anxiety," or "concern." It reflects a feeling of unease or distress about something that might happen, or a situation that already exists. It implies a degree of apprehension and a focus on potential negative outcomes. It is a common word used in everyday conversation to express feelings about various situations.

⚫︎試験のことが心配です。 Translation: I am worried about the exam. ⚫︎彼女の健康を心配しています。 Translation: I am concerned about her health. ⚫︎子供たちがちゃんとご飯を食べたか心配です。 Translation: I'm worried whether the children ate their meal properly.

⚫︎You use 心配 ([心配]) when you want to express that you are feeling anxious or apprehensive about something. ⚫︎It is typically used to express concern for someone else or about a particular event or situation. ⚫︎You can use it as a noun, an adjective (when conjugated), or as part of a longer phrase to express more nuanced feelings of worry. For example, you might say 心配しないで (don't worry).

⚫︎The word 心配 ([心配]) is typically written using the kanji 心配. ⚫︎The reading is しんぱい. ⚫︎It can also be written in hiragana as しんぱい. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな - suffix hiragana) is always "い" when it is used as an adjective (e.g., 心配な - worried).

⚫︎不安（ふあん） - anxiety, uneasiness ⚫︎気がかり（きがかり）- worry, concern ⚫︎懸念（けねん） - concern, worry ⚫︎心配事（しんぱいごと） - worry, concern (noun) ⚫︎悩む（なやむ） - to worry, to be troubled

⚫︎安心（あんしん） - relief, peace of mind, safe ⚫︎安心する（あんしんする） - to be relieved ⚫︎気楽（きらく） - carefree, at ease ⚫︎平気（へいき） - indifferent, unconcerned

明日の天気が心配なので、傘を持って行きます。 ・Translation: I am worried about the weather tomorrow, so I will take an umbrella. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 心配 to express the speaker's worry about the weather and their corresponding action.

彼はいつも友達のことを心配しています。 ・Translation: He always worries about his friends. ・Explanation: This shows how 心配 is used to describe a person's tendency to worry.

The word 心配 ([心配]) is composed of two kanji: 心 (こころ) meaning "heart" or "mind," and 配 (はい) meaning "to distribute," "to arrange," or "to worry about." Therefore, the combination of the kanji essentially describes the state of one's mind being preoccupied or burdened with worry.