Word details

杞憂

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 杞憂.

Dictionary

Entry

杞憂ゆうNounFreq #11242
1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

Examples
元気な声がそのまま返ってくる。杞憂だったかな・・・。
Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

river willow

7 strokesFrequency 2,493

On

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

15 strokesFrequency 1,625JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ユウ

Kun

うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き

Nanori

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