苦労性(くろうしょう)

くろうしょう
noun, na-adjective
born worrier; worrywart; careworn disposition
personality
1. 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(かれ)は苦労性(くろうしょう)だ。
He's a born worrier.
母(はは)は苦労性(くろうしょう)で、いつも何(なに)かを心配(しんぱい)している。
My mother is a worrywart and is always worrying about something.
苦労性(くろうしょう)な性格(せいかく)のせいで、旅行(りょこう)の前(まえ)はいつも眠(ねむ)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(しょう) here indicates an innate nature or disposition (similar to 怒(おこ)りっぽい性(しょう) but as a compound). Someone who is 苦労性(くろうしょう) worries even about things that may not warrant concern.

Common collocations

  • 苦労性(くろうしょう)な人(ひと): a person with a worrying disposition
  • 苦労性(くろうしょう)な性格(せいかく): a worrying personality

Related words

Related Words

Related: 心配性(しんぱいしょう) (worrywart)
Related: 苦労知(くろうし)らず (carefree, having no hardships)
Related: 取(と)り越(こ)し苦労(くろう) (needless worry, borrowing trouble)
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Added 2026.3.31 7:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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