忌憚

See also: 忌惮

Chinese

avoid as taboo; jealous dread; fear; dislike
trad. (忌憚)
simp. (忌惮)

Pronunciation


Noun

忌憚

  1. (literary) fear (which prevents one from doing something)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
たん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たん [kìtáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲitã̠ɴ]

Noun

()(たん) • (kitanきたん (kitan)?

  1. (chiefly in the negative) reserve, restraint, hesitation
    Synonym: 遠慮
    ()(たん)なきご()(けん)をお(ねが)いします。
    Kitan naki go-iken o onegaishimasu.
    Please give me your honest opinions.
    (literally, “… opinions that have no reserve”)

Verb

()(たん)する • (kitan suruきたん (kitan)?suru (stem ()(たん) (kitan shi), past ()(たん)した (kitan shita))

  1. to fear

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN