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    引け目

    引ひけ​目め

    sense of inferiority

    KMT10News #47+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ひけ目

    ひけめ

    Noun

    1.
    sense of inferiority, one's weak point

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの英えい語ご力りょくに引ひけ目めを感かんじている。

    He feels a sense of inferiority about his English ability.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    どんな人ひとにも一ひとつや二ふたつ引ひけ目めがあるものだ。

    Everyone has one or two weak points.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれは家か庭てい環かん境きょうに引ひけ目めを感かんじていたが、それをバネに努ど力りょくを重かさねた。

    He felt a sense of inferiority about his family background, but he used that as a spring to redouble his efforts.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    自じ分ぶんの引ひけ目めを克こく服ふくすることが、成せい長ちょうへの第だい一いっ歩ぽとなる。

    Overcoming one's weak points is the first step towards growth.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    新あたらしい職しょく場ばでは、経けい験けん不ぶ足そくを引ひけ目めに感かんじることなく、積せっ極きょく的てきに学まなぶ姿し勢せいが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In a new workplace, it's important to have a proactive learning attitude without feeling inferior about a lack of experience.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
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    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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