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What does 遠慮 (えんりょ, enryo) mean?

遠慮 (えんりょ, enryo) means reserve, holding back, hesitation.

Quick facts
Readingえんりょ
Romajienryo
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
えんりょ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonenryo

reserve, holding back, hesitation

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive reserve; constraint; restraint
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive declining; refraining
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive forethought; foresight

Example sentences

  • Please don't be shy, go ahead and eat.

  • Please refrain from smoking here.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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