Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Suru verb

遠慮(えんりょ)reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness, declining, refraining, forethought, foresight

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness

    2. Noun, Suru verb

      2.

      declining, refraining

    3. Noun, Suru verb

      3.

      forethought, foresight

      orig. meaning

    All Forms

    遠慮 【えんりょ】

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    Examples

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      (ぼく)遠慮(えんりょ)()りません。

      I don't need to hold back.

      • N4

      遠慮(えんりょ)しなくていいですよ。

      You don't have to hesitate.

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)社長(しゃちょう)(たい)してとても遠慮(えんりょ)しているはずです。

      She must be very reserved about the president.

      • N4

      (すこ)しも先輩(せんぱい)(たい)して遠慮(えんりょ)しない(かれ)態度(たいど)(みな)(おどろ)かせた。

      His attitude, which did not shy away from his seniors in the slightest, surprised everyone.

      • N3

      (きゃく)をもてなす:「ようこそお()(くだ)さいました。どうぞ遠慮(えんりょ)なく(くつろ)いでくださいね。」

      Welcoming the guests: 'Welcome to our home. Please do not hesitate to make yourself at home.'

      • N3
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