気掛かり (きがかり)worry; anxiety; concern

worry; anxiety; concernnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

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Kanji in 気掛かり

人気にんきpopularity; public favor
景気けいきbusiness conditions; the market
気きspirit; mind
気持ちきもちfeeling; sensation
病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds); disease
電気でんきelectricity
一気いっきone breath
気分きぶんfeeling; mood
切っ掛けきっかけchance; start
追っ掛けるおっかけるto chase; to run after
仕掛けしかけdevice; contrivance
呼び掛けよびかけcall; appeal
手掛かりてがかりclue; lead
掛け声かけごえshout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
呼び掛けるよびかけるto call out to; to hail
掛け金かけきんinstallment; instalment

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