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：2026/01/05
気後れ
Hiragana
きおくれ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
遠慮して引っ込みがちになること。気おくれ。 / 相手や周囲の状況に圧倒され、自信をなくしたり、臆病になったりして行動をためらう心の状態。
Easy Japanese Meaning
自分に自信がなくて、まわりを気にして、一歩引いてしまう気持ち
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
胆怯 / 畏缩 / 气馁
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
畏縮 / 膽怯 / 退縮
Korean Meaning
주눅 / 위축감 / 기가 죽음
Vietnamese Meaning
sự rụt rè, thiếu tự tin / sự chùn bước, mất can đảm / cảm giác e ngại, nhụt chí
Tagalog Meaning
panghihina ng loob / pag-aatubili / pagkailang
Sense（1）
diffidence, losing one's nerve
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気後れ
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He seems diffident in the new environment.
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彼は新しい環境に気後れしているようだ。
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