ためらう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ためらう – see the following entry.
【躊躇う】
[verb] to quell or restrain disordered emotions, such as due to high spirits or sadness: to calm one's feelings
[verb] to ease or alleviate the symptoms of disease
[verb] (by extension from sense 1) to take the time to think things through calmly before making a decision: to ponder something, to consider something
[verb] to calmly observe something
[verb] (by extension from transitive sense 3) to hesitate, to be undecided, to waver
Alternative spelling
躊う
(This term, ためらう (tamerau), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ためらう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ためらう.)
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