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born worrier; worrywart; careworn disposition
A personality trait of someone who tends to worry excessively about things, even when there is no particular reason to do so. Describes a person who habitually frets and cannot relax.
彼は苦労性だ。
He's a born worrier.
母は苦労性で、いつも何かを心配している。
My mother is a worrywart and is always worrying about something.
苦労性な性格のせいで、旅行の前はいつも眠れなくなる。
Because of my worrying nature, I always can't sleep before a trip.
Describes a temperamental tendency rather than a specific worry. The suffix 性 here indicates an innate nature or disposition (similar to 怒りっぽい性 but as a compound). Someone who is 苦労性 worries even about things that may not warrant concern.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 苦労性な人: a person with a worrying disposition
- 苦労性な性格: a worrying personality
RELATED TERMS:
- 心配性: worrywart — very similar, slightly more common
- 苦労知らず: carefree, having no hardships — the opposite type
- 気苦労: mental stress, worry — the stress itself
- 取り越し苦労: needless worry, borrowing trouble