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    3. 忌憚

    忌憚

    忌き憚たん

    reserve

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    きたん

    Noun

    1.
    reserve, modesty, hesitation, restraint

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    2.
    abhorrence, repugnance, loathing, dislike
    obsolete term

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    忌
    い.む・い.み・い.まわしい…(2)
    mourning・abhor・detestable・death anniversary
    憚
    はばか.る…(2)
    hesitate・shrink・awe
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