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遠慮

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

遠慮 — “reserve, restraint, to refrain”

遠慮 (read えんりょ) means reserve, restraint, to refrain. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

えんりょ

Meaning

reserve, restraint, to refrain

遠慮 in a sentence

ここでタバコは遠慮えんりょしてください。

Please refrain from smoking here.

The kanji in 遠慮

遠far
慮to consider

Words that share a kanji with 遠慮

遠いとおい— far (away), distant
遠くとおく— far away, distant place
永遠えいえん— eternity, forever
遠足えんそく— excursion, outing, field trip
お待ち遠様おまちどおさま— sorry to keep you waiting (here you are)
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう— telescope
考慮こうりょ— consideration, taking into account

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