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worrywart
worrywart; worrier; tendency to worry excessively
私は心配性なんです。
I'm a worrywart.
母は心配性で、いつも電話をかけてくる。
My mother is a worrier and always calls me.
心配性の彼は旅行の前に何度も荷物を確認した。
Being a worrier, he checked his luggage many times before the trip.
心配性 combines 心配 (worry) with the suffix 性 (nature, tendency), indicating a personality trait of excessive worrying.
Usage patterns:
- 心配性だ/です (to be a worrywart)
- 心配性な人 (a person who worries a lot)
- 心配性の (attributive use)
Similar 性 compounds:
- 面倒見が良い性ではないが... (While not having a caring nature...)
- 怒りっぽい性格 (short-tempered personality)