気兼ね (きがね)constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitantnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 気兼ね

人気にんきpopularity; public favor
景気けいきbusiness conditions; the market
気きspirit; mind
気持ちきもちfeeling; sensation
病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds); disease
電気でんきelectricity
一気いっきone breath
気分きぶんfeeling; mood
兼けんcum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs)
兼務けんむserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
兼任けんにんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
兼ねるかねるto be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium; good balance
兼ね備えるかねそなえるto have both; to possess both
兼ねてかねてpreviously; already
兼営けんえいoperating or carrying on simultaneously

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