Kanji
N1 20 strokes Grade 8 freq #889

state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

worry; fear
eager; earnest
very hard; with utmost effort
pending question; unresolved problem
offering a prize; prize competition
pull-up (exercise); chin-up
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
mounted archery; target shooting on horseback
dangling participle; hanging participle
military expedition deep into enemy territory

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
seizing the initiative by attacking first
variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC
inflation fear; inflation worries
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)

Example sentences

I cannot help but be concerned about the commercialism of Hollywood movies.

They were apprehensive that the situation would worsen.

He made a hard run of the presidency.

He studied hard for fear he should fail.