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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

ためらう

N2
tamerau
  1. to hesitate
godan verbintransitive

Also written 躊躇う

Chinese meanings

犹豫;踌躇

Examples

  • 質しつ問もんするのをためらわないでください。
    Don't hesitate to ask questions.
    请不要犹豫,尽管提问。
  • 彼かれはしばらくの間あいだためらいました。
    He hesitated for a while.
    他犹豫了一会儿。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f3cdef1455'); // ためらう
{
  "id": "f3cdef1455",
  "word": "ためらう",
  "reading": "ためらう",
  "romaji": "tamerau",
  "meanings": [
    "to hesitate"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1573390,
  "other_forms": [
    "躊躇う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "質問するのをためらわないでください。",
      "furigana": "{質問|しつもん}するのをためらわないでください。",
      "en": "Don't hesitate to ask questions.",
      "tatoeba_id": 149510
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はしばらくの間ためらいました。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はしばらくの{間|あいだ}ためらいました。",
      "en": "He hesitated for a while.",
      "tatoeba_id": 113562
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7905a310048cba3d8c5836568f4cf5b4681d6ab8907311351480a50e36496228",
    "meanings": [
      "犹豫",
      "踌躇"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "質問するのをためらわないでください。",
        "zh": "请不要犹豫,尽管提问。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はしばらくの間ためらいました。",
        "zh": "他犹豫了一会儿。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/f3cdef1455",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1573390; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "a972d2fe00e0b5249e71ba7755ac44c51eee28541f53fc8a2c06bf09075a75a8"
  }
}