How to say nervous in Japanese

神経質☆【しんけいしつshinkeishitsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • nervous; highly strung; sensitive
  • fussy; worried about petty things

Example Sentences

多くookuのno人hitoにni囲まkakomaれreてte彼kareはha自然shizenとto少しsukoshi緊張kinchouしshiだしdashiたta。
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
いくらikura壁kabeがga高いtakaiとtoいってitteもmo、私watashiもmo最初saishoはhaおっかなびっくりokkanabikkuriでしたdeshitaよyo。
You're right when you say how high the wall is; I was nervous at first, too.
翌朝yokuasaアメリカAMERIKAへhe出発するshuppatsusuruことになっていたkotoninatteitaのでnode、彼kareはha興奮koufunしていたshiteita。
He was nervous because he was leaving for America the next morning.
明日ashitaのno試験shikenのnoことkotoでde緊張kinchouしてshiteはhaいけませんikemasen。
You mustn't be nervous about tomorrow's exam.
僕bokuはha舞台butaiのno上ueでdeあがったagatta。
I got nervous on the stage.

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