躊躇い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
躊	躇
ためら
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Etymology

Stem noun form of verb 躊躇う (tamerau, “to hesitate”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ためらい [tàméráí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ためら​い [tàméráꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠me̞ɾa̠i]

Noun

躊躇(ためら)い • (tamerai) 

1. hesitation

Synonyms

• 遅疑(ちぎ) (chigi)
• 躊躇(ちゅうちょ) (chūcho)
• 逡巡(しゅんじゅん) (shunjun)
• 猶予(ゆうよ) (yūyo)