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気兼ね
きがね
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
hesitance
2
diffidence
3
feeling constraint
4
constraint
5
reserve
6
feeling hesitant
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Kanji in this word
気
Spirit, Mind, Air
6 strokes
兼
Concurrently, And, Beforehand
10 strokes
More words with
気
気持ち
きもち ·
feeling
N4
人気
にんき ·
popularity
N3
病気
びょうき ·
illness
N5
人気
ひとけ ·
sign of life
N1
景気
けいき ·
condition
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N3
気
き ·
spirit
N4
電気
でんき ·
electricity
N5
雰囲気
ふんいき ·
atmosphere (e.g., musical)
N3
More words with
兼
兼
けん ·
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
兼ねる
かねる ·
to simultaneously serve two or more functions
N2
兼務
けんむ ·
serving concurrently as
兼任
けんにん ·
serving concurrently as
兼ね合い
かねあい ·
equilibrium
兼ね備える
かねそなえる ·
to have both
兼業
けんぎょう ·
holding two jobs at the same time
N1
兼用
けんよう ·
multi-use
N1
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