Word Meaning 遠慮

えんりょ enryo

遠慮 is read as えんりょ (enryo) and means declining.

Meaning

English

declining
refraining
forethought
foresight
reserve
constraint
restraint
modesty

Reading

Kana

えんりょ

Romaji

enryo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6044 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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遠謀深慮

えんぼうしんりょ

deep design and forethought

遠慮なく

えんりょなく

without reservation

遠慮気味

えんりょぎみ

somewhat reserved (diffident)

遠慮会釈

えんりょえしゃく

reserve and consideration (to others)

遠慮会釈もない

えんりょえしゃくもない

inconsiderate

遠慮深い

えんりょぶかい

reserved

遠慮近憂

えんりょきんゆう

failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

遠慮なければ近憂あり

えんりょなければきんゆうあり

plan ahead or you will soon have worries

遠慮がち

えんりょがち

shy

遠慮のない

えんりょのない

unreserved

遠慮の塊

えんりょのかたまり

the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves)

不遠慮

ぶえんりょ

rude

Example Sentences

どうぞご遠慮なくお召し上がりください。

どうぞごえんりょなくおめしあがりください。

Please feel free to eat without hesitation.

彼の無遠慮な質問に驚いた。

かれのむえんりょなしつもんにおどろいた。

I was surprised by his blunt question.

ご遠慮願います。

Please refrain.

ご遠慮ください。

Please refrain.

どうぞ遠慮なく。

Be my guest.

果物をご遠慮なく。

Please help yourself to some fruit.

彼は無遠慮な人だ。

He is a rude person.

そんな遠慮しないで。

Don't be so reserved.

ご遠慮させてください。

I'd rather not.

たばこはご遠慮下さい。

You are requested not to smoke.