憚る
はばかる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive, Intransitive to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
- Godan verb, Intransitive to lord it over; to have great influence
Kanji
- 憚 hesitate; shrink; awe. Read as はばかる.
Example sentences
- 過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。
It's never too late to make amends. - 過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。
It's never too late to make amends. - どの家も人に憚る秘密がある。
Every family has a skeleton in the closet. - 憎まれっ子世に憚る。
Ill weeds grow apace.
Common phrases
- 人目をはばからない
- 人目もはばからず (ひとめもはばからず) openly
- 公言してはばからない (こうげんしてはばからない) having no hesitation in stating
Words containing 憚る
- 憚り様 (はばかりさま) thank you for your trouble