Word details

気兼ね

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 気兼ね.

Dictionary

Entry

気兼ね気がねがねNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14152
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

6 strokesFrequency 113JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いき

concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

10 strokesFrequency 1,164JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

か.ねる-か.ねる

Nanori

かね

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