Word Meaning 遠慮近憂

えんりょきんゆう enryokinyuu

遠慮近憂 is read as えんりょきんゆう (enryokinyuu) and means failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

えんりょきんゆう

Romaji

enryokinyuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 116361 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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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

えんりょ

declining

遠慮なく

えんりょなく

without reservation

遠交近攻

えんこうきんこう

policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby

遠慮気味

えんりょぎみ

somewhat reserved (diffident)

遠近両用眼鏡

えんきんりょうようめがね

bifocal glasses

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

遠謀深慮

えんぼうしんりょ

deep design and forethought

遠慮がち

えんりょがち

shy

遠慮のない

えんりょのない

unreserved