Kanken 1
憚

Meaning

Kanji 憚

awe

awe, hesitate, shrink

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
はばか.る
Onyomi 音読み
タタン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
15
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
彈 • 嬋 • 鄲 • 撣 • 嘽 • 單 • 僤

Related vocabulary

8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

憚り

はばかり

hesitation

憚りながら

はばかりながら

with all due respect ...

憚り様

はばかりさま

thank you for your trouble

憚る

はばかる

to lord it over

忌憚

きたん

abhorrence

忌憚のない

きたんのない

unrestrained

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は人前で話すのを憚った。

He hesitated to speak in front of other people.

遠慮して本音を言うのを憚ってはいけない。

You should not be so hesitant that you cannot say what you really think.

彼女は失礼を憚って口をつぐんだ。

She kept silent out of awe and concern about being rude.

憚る気持ちが強すぎると、何も始められない。

If your hesitation is too strong, you cannot start anything.

彼は上司を憚って反対意見を言えなかった。

He was in too much awe of his boss to voice an opposing opinion.