気丈夫

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 気丈夫 is read as きじょうぶ and behaves as a な-adjectival expression for feeling reassured by reliable support nearby.
• Basic usage: Present the reason first and use it predicatively, as in 経験者が来てくれるので気丈夫だ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Emotional and physical strength
  • Despite containing 丈夫, it describes emotional reassurance, not a physically strong or durable body.
• Basis for reassurance
  • An experienced companion or a trusted friend nearby supplies the reason through forms such as ので and だけで.