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“Anxious” in Japanese

Short answer
心もとない kokoromotonai こころもとない

Anxious in Japanese is “心もとない” (kokoromotonai). Full meaning: uneasy, unsure, anxious; unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable.

Other ways to say “Anxious” in Japanese

悩ましげ nayamashige anxious (appearance), (appearing) uneasy; yearning (look, etc.), languishing, desiring 悩ましい nayamashii seductive, carnal, enchanting; troubling, difficult, thorny, hard; anxious, uneasy 苛立たしげ iradatashige antsy, agitated, irritated, anxious, vexed 悩しい nayamashii seductive, carnal, enchanting; troubling, difficult, thorny, hard; anxious, uneasy 惱しい nayamashii seductive, carnal, enchanting; troubling, difficult, thorny, hard; anxious, uneasy 惱ましい nayamashii seductive, carnal, enchanting; troubling, difficult, thorny, hard; anxious, uneasy なやましい nayamashii seductive, carnal, enchanting; troubling, difficult, thorny, hard; anxious, uneasy 心もとな kokoromotona uneasy, unsure, anxious; unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable 心もとのう kokoromotonou uneasy, unsure, anxious; unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable 心もとねえ kokoromotonei uneasy, unsure, anxious; unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable 心もとなく kokoromotonaku uneasy, unsure, anxious; unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable

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