Last Updated :2026/01/04

躊躇う

Hiragana
ためらう
Verb
Japanese Meaning
ためらう・躊躇する・心が決まらずに迷う / 二の足を踏む・すぐに行動に移さず様子を見る
Easy Japanese Meaning
すぐにしないで、どうするかまよって、ようすをみること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
犹豫,踌躇 / 摇摆不定 / 静观其变
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
猶豫;遲疑;拿不定主意 / 冷靜觀察;觀望
Korean Meaning
망설이다 / 결정을 못하다 / 차분히 지켜보다
Vietnamese Meaning
do dự; lưỡng lự; chần chừ / dao động, chưa quyết định / bình tĩnh quan sát
Tagalog Meaning
mag-alinlangan; mag-atubili; mag-urong-sulong / magmasid muna nang mahinahon
What is this buttons?

She still hesitates about whether to accept the new job.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

她对是否接受这份新工作仍然犹豫不决。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

她還在猶豫要不要接受那份新工作。

Korean Translation

그녀는 새로운 일을 받을지 말지 아직도 망설일 때가 있다.

Vietnamese Translation

Cô ấy vẫn còn do dự không biết có nên nhận công việc mới hay không.

Tagalog Translation

Nag-aalangan pa siya kung tatanggapin ba niya ang bagong trabaho.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

by extension from transitive sense 3, to hesitate, to be undecided, to waver

Sense(2)

to calmly observe something

Sense(3)

to quell or restrain disordered emotions, such as due to high spirits or sadness: to calm one's feelings

Sense(4)

to ease or alleviate the symptoms of disease

Sense(5)

by extension from sense 1, to take the time to think things through calmly before making a decision: to ponder something, to consider something

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by extension from transitive sense 3, to hesitate, to be undecided, to waver / to calmly observe something

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躊躇う

彼女は新しい仕事を受けるかどうか、まだ躊躇うことがある。

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She still hesitates about whether to accept the new job.

She still hesitates about whether to accept the new job.

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彼女は新しい仕事を受けるかどうか、まだ躊躇うことがある。

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