躊躇い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ためら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

Stem noun form of verb 躊躇う (tamerau, to hesitate).

Pronunciation

Noun

躊躇(ためら) (tamerai

  1. hesitation

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN