noun, takes する, transitive verb, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear.

noun, takes する, transitive verb

Messages.dated.
  1. care, help, aid, assistance.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
心配 しんぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
distribute, spouse, exile
ハイ くば.る (3rd, N3)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)