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気兼ね (きがね) — hesitance | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

気兼ね

きがね

N1

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1hesitance
2diffidence
3feeling constraint
4constraint
5reserve
6feeling hesitant

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Kanji in this word

気Spirit, Mind, Air6 strokes 兼Concurrently, And, Beforehand10 strokes

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