憚 — kanji meaning “hesitate”
憚
hesitate, shrink, awe
- Meanings
- hesitate, shrink, awe
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)、タ (ta)
- Kun'yomi
- はばか.る
- Strokes
- 15
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- dàn — Chinese character page
Words with 憚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忌憚 | きたん kitan | reserve; modesty; hesitation |
| 憚り | はばかり habakari | hesitation |
| 憚る | はばかる habakaru | to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think |
| 憚り様 | はばかりさま habakarisama | thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ... |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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