不 安(ふあん)

ふあん

na-adjective

anxious, uneasy

1. anxious, uneasy, worried

A feeling of worry or unease about something uncertain or potentially negative. Can be used as a na-adjective or noun.

試験(しけん)の結果(けっか)が不安(ふあん)です。

I'm anxious about the exam results.

将来(しょうらい)に不安(ふあん)を感(かん)じます。

I feel anxious about the future.

Used as noun with を感じる

不安(ふあん)にならないでください。

Please don't become anxious.

不安(ふあん) combines 不(ふ) (not) + 安(あん) (peace), literally 'not-peace.' Functions as both noun and na-adjective.

Common patterns

Na-adjective: 不安(ふあん)な気持(きも)ち (anxious feeling)
Noun: 不安(ふあん)がある (there is anxiety)
不安(ふあん)になる: to become anxious
不安(ふあん)を感(かん)じる: to feel anxiety
不安(ふあん)に思(おも)う: to feel worried about
不安(ふあん)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor anxiety
不安(ふあん)を解消(かいしょう)する: to relieve anxiety

Similar words

安心(あんしん): peace of mind, relief
心配(しんぱい): worry (more about specific concerns)
懸念(けねん): concern (formal)
憂慮(ゆうりょ): worry, apprehension (formal)

Related Words

Synonym: 心配(しんぱい) (worry (about specifics))

Antonym: 安心(あんしん)

Compare: 懸念(けねん) (concern)

Compare: 憂慮(ゆうりょ) (worry, apprehension)

Compare: 恐怖(きょうふ) (fear, terror, dread)

Compare: 危惧(きぐ) (apprehension, concern, fear)

Compare: 落(お)ち着(つ)かない (restless)

Compare: 心細(こころぼそ)い (anxious)

Compare: 心(こころ)もとない (unreliable)

Compare: 緊張(きんちょう)する (to get nervous)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:16 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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