JLPT N3Words

遠慮

Readingえんりょenryo

Meaning
相手に気をつかって控えめに振る舞うこと
Explanation
「遠慮(えんりょ)」 means to be reserved out of consideration for the other person. It is used as in 「遠慮しないで食べてください」. c2 is a mistake drawn by the character 「遠」; it does not mean going far away.
Original Japanese explanation

「遠慮(えんりょ)」は、相手に気をつかって控えめにすることです。「遠慮しないで食べてください」のように使います。c2は「遠」の字につられた間違いで、遠くへ行く意味ではありません。

Examples
  • 遠慮しないで食べてください

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