Word Meaning 尻込み

しりごみ shirigomi

尻込み is read as しりごみ (shirigomi) and means hesitation.

Meaning

English

  1. hesitation
  2. wavering
  3. faltering
  4. balking
  5. recoil
  6. flinching

Reading

Kana

しりごみ

Romaji

shirigomi

Writing Variants

  • 後込み しりごみ shirigomi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尻を持ち込む

しりをもちこむ

to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

しり

consequence

申し込み

もうしこみ

application

振り込み

ふりこみ

discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile

人込み

ひとごみ

crowd of people

見込み

みこみ

side of a structural member

売り込み

うりこみ

sales promotion

持ち込み

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink)

税込み

ぜいこみ

including tax (of a price)