Japanese symbol for “hesitating”
気迷い
きまよい
Romaji: kimayoi
wavering; hesitating
In Japanese, hesitating is 気迷い, read きまよい (kimayoi).
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Meanings
- n wavering; hesitating
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hesitating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休らい | やすらい yasurai | hesitating; loitering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき fun'iki | atmosphere; mood; ambience |
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 迷う | まよう mayou | to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hesitating”.
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