Word Meaning 気兼ね

きがね kiga ne

気兼ね is read as きがね (kiga ne) and means constraint.

Meaning

English

  1. constraint
  2. reserve
  3. feeling hesitant
  4. being afraid of troubling someone

Reading

Kana

きがね

Romaji

kiga ne

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7007 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

気丈

きじょう

stout-hearted

気泡

きほう

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

気障

きざ

affected

気迫

きはく

spirit

気遣い

きづかい

consideration

気概

きがい

strong spirit

気管支炎

きかんしえん

bronchitis

気遣う

きづかう

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort)

気密

きみつ

airtight

気象予報士

きしょうよほうし

weather forecaster

気炎

きえん

high spirits

Example Sentences

4

ここではきがねなくすごしてください。

Please feel at home here without any hesitation.

Feel free to share your thoughts.

Tom never felt comfortable expressing his own opinion.

I wish that Tom were a girl. That way I would be able to get close to him without any hesitation.