気兼ね | Japanese meaning

気兼ね【きがね】

Frequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

Forms

気兼ね【きがね】Frequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.
気がね【きがね】
きがね

Generated definitions (experimental)

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

This meaning refers to the feeling of being cautious or reserved in social situations, often due to concern about inconveniencing others or not wanting to impose.

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He hesitated to ask his friend for help.

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I was hesitant to speak to a stranger.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to feel reservedwithout reservationthere's no need to feel hesitanta friend with whom one feels at easeto impose on someoneplease don't hesitatereserved personalityto eliminate hesitationa relationship without constraintsto have reservations

Example sentences

4 results

1. とむトム。

Tom never felt comfortable expressing his own opinion.

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2. とむトムだっ。。

I wish that Tom were a girl. That way I would be able to get close to him without any hesitation.

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3. 、。

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4. 。

Feel free to share your thoughts.

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気兼ね【きがね】

Frequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

Forms

気兼ね【きがね】Frequency rank: 13,521. – 13,565.
気がね【きがね】
きがね

Generated definitions (experimental)

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

This meaning refers to the feeling of being cautious or reserved in social situations, often due to concern about inconveniencing others or not wanting to impose.