気兼ね

きがね

hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint

What does 気兼ね mean?

気兼ね is a Japanese noun meaning hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint in English. It is written as 気兼ね in kanji, きがね in hiragana, and kigane in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

思ったことを気兼ねなく言っていいんだよ。

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