Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 杞憂(きゆう) in Japanese

杞憂
Kana Reading
きゆう
Romaji
kiyū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    absurd fear; needless anxiety
    Example sentence
    元気なそのまま返ってくる杞憂だったな・・・。 Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...

Examples of 杞憂, きゆう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

7 strokes

river willow

On'Yomi: コ, キ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

On'Yomi: ユウ

Kun'Yomi: うれ.える, うれ.い, う.い, う.き

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