Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 遠慮(えんりょ) in Japanese

遠慮
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
えんりょ
Romaji
enryo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    diffidence; restraint; reserve; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
    Example sentence
    遠慮なく使いください Be my guest.

Examples of 遠慮, えんりょ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear

On'Yomi: リョ

Kun'Yomi: おもんぱく.る, おもんぱか.る

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JLPT 4

13 strokes

distant, far

On'Yomi: エン, オン

Kun'Yomi: とお.い

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