Word details
はばかる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word はばかる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Transitive verb
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
Examples
どの家も人に憚る秘密がある。
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
2
to lord it over; to have great influence
Examples
憎まれっ子世に憚る。
Ill weeds grow apace.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
憚
hesitate, shrink, awe
15 strokes
On
タンタ
Kun
はばか.る
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