忌憚

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See also: 忌惮

Chinese

avoid as taboo; jealous dread; fear; dislike
trad. (忌憚)
simp. (忌惮)

Pronunciation


Noun

忌憚

  1. (literary) fear (which prevents one from doing something)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
たん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(たん) (kitanきたん (kitan)?

  1. fear

Verb

()(たん)する (kitan suruきたん (kitan)?suru (stem ()(たん) (kitan shi), past ()(たん)した (kitan shita))

  1. to fear

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN