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気兼ね
Hiragana
きがね
Noun
Japanese Meaning
気をつかって遠慮すること。相手に迷惑をかけまいとして、自由にふるまえない気持ち。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まわりの人にきまずいと思い、じゆうに行動したり話したりできない気持ち
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
顾忌他人、怕添麻烦 / 拘谨、拘束 / 客气、不好意思
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
顧忌、顧慮 / 拘謹、保留 / 怕麻煩別人而猶豫
Korean Meaning
남에게 폐를 끼칠까 염려해 조심하는 마음 / 상대를 의식해 마음대로 하지 못하는 거리낌 / 주저함, 망설임
Vietnamese Meaning
sự ngại ngùng, e dè / sự nể nang/khách khí / sự ngại làm phiền người khác
Tagalog Meaning
pagkailang / pag-aalalang makaistorbo sa iba / pagpipigil dahil sa konsiderasyon sa iba
Sense（1）
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
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気兼ね
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He expressed his opinion without any constraint.
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彼は気兼ねなく自分の意見を述べた。
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