案(あん)じる

あんじる

verb (ichidan)

to worry about; to be anxious about

他動詞 transitiveformalwrittenliteraryemotion

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	案(あん)じる	案(あん)じない
Present polite	案(あん)じます	案(あん)じません
Past	案(あん)じた	案(あん)じなかった
Past polite	案(あん)じました	案(あん)じませんでした
て form	案(あん)じて	案(あん)じなくて
ている present	案(あん)じている	案(あん)じていない
ている polite	案(あん)じています	案(あん)じていません
ている past	案(あん)じていた	案(あん)じていなかった
ている past polite	案(あん)じていました	案(あん)じていませんでした
Conditional ば	案(あん)じれば	案(あん)じなければ
Conditional たら	案(あん)じたら	案(あん)じなかったら
Volitional	案(あん)じよう	—
Volitional polite	案(あん)じましょう	—
Potential	案(あん)じられる	案(あん)じられない
Passive	案(あん)じられる	案(あん)じられない
Causative	案(あん)じさせる	案(あん)じさせない
Imperative	案(あん)じろ	案(あん)じるな

1. to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about

To feel anxiety or concern about someone's wellbeing or a situation's outcome. More literary and formal than 心配(しんぱい)する.

身(み)を案(あん)じる。

To worry about someone's safety.

親(おや)は子(こ)の将来(しょうらい)を案(あん)じている。

Parents worry about their children's future.

案(あん)じていたほど難(むずか)しくはなかった。

It wasn't as difficult as I had worried it would be.

2. to think up; to devise; to ponder

To think carefully about something and come up with an idea or plan. A somewhat literary usage.

良(よ)い方法(ほうほう)を案(あん)じる。

To think up a good method.

策(さく)を案(あん)じる。

To devise a plan.

皆(みな)で知恵(ちえ)を出(だ)し合(あ)って解決策(かいけつさく)を案(あん)じた。

Everyone pooled their ideas and devised a solution.

A literary verb from 案(あん) (idea, thought). Has a variant form 案(あん)ずる (classical conjugation). The proverb 案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)し (giving birth is easier than worrying about it — i.e., things turn out easier than you fear) is well known.

Usage

Sense 1 (worry) is more common and carries a literary, somewhat elevated tone compared to 心配(しんぱい)する. Sense 2 (devise) is related to the noun 案(あん) (idea, plan) and appears in formal or written contexts.

Common collocations

身(み)を案(あん)じる — to worry about someone's safety
将来(しょうらい)を案(あん)じる — to worry about the future
行(ゆ)く末(すえ)を案(あん)じる — to worry about what lies ahead
策(さく)を案(あん)じる — to devise a strategy

Similar words

心配(しんぱい)する — to worry; the most common everyday word for worrying
気(き)にする — to be concerned; more casual, about minor worries
懸念(けねん)する — to have concerns; formal, used in official or written contexts

Related Words

Compare: 心配(しんぱい)する (to worry)

Compare: 気(き)にする (to be concerned)

Compare: 懸念(けねん)する (to have concerns)

Compare: 憂慮(ゆうりょ)する (to be gravely concerned)

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Added 2026.3.27 14:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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