Japanese symbol for “shyly”
遠慮気味
えんりょぎみ
Romaji: enryogimi
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly
In Japanese, shyly is 遠慮気味, read えんりょぎみ (enryogimi).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 遠征 | えんせい ensei | (military) expedition; campaign |
| 敬遠 | けいえん keien | pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth |
| 配慮 | はいりょ hairyo | consideration; concern; attention |
| 考慮 | こうりょ kouryo | consideration; taking into account |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
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