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How to say 'Hesitation' in Japanese | 遠慮

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The Japanese word for Hesitation is 'Enryo', written as 遠慮 in Japanese.'Hesitation' in hiragana is えんりょ.

    word

    遠慮

    Meaning

    Hesitation

    Reading

    えんりょ

    enryo

    Kanji

    遠Far 慮Consider

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '遠慮 (えんりょ)' primarily means 'hesitation' or 'reserve'. It is often used to describe a sense of restraint or reluctance, particularly in social contexts where one might hesitate to impose on others or act in a way that could be seen as intrusive. For example: Please don't hesitate to ask「遠慮なく聞いてください」(えんりょなくきいてください). He declined the offer out of politeness「彼は遠慮して申し出を断った」(かれはえんりょしてもうしでをことわった). The term can also imply a polite refusal, as in '遠慮する (えんりょする)', which means 'to decline politely'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    2261

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 遠慮

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    遠

    Meaning

    Far

  • kanji

    慮

    Meaning

    Consider

Words Related to 遠慮 Through the Kanji 遠

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 遠 as well.

  • word

    遠く

    Meaning

    Far

  • word

    遠い

    Meaning

    Far

  • word

    遠足

    Meaning

    Excursion

  • word

    永遠

    Meaning

    Eternity

  • word

    待ち遠しい

    Meaning

    Eagerly awaited

Words Related to 遠慮 Through the Kanji 慮

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 慮 as well.

  • word

    配慮

    Meaning

    Consideration

  • word

    考慮

    Meaning

    Consideration

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What does 'Enryo' (遠慮) mean?

'Enryo' means 'Hesitation' .

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