ためらう
N2 tamerau
- to hesitate
godan verbintransitive
Also written 躊躇う
Chinese meanings
犹豫;踌躇
Examples
- 質問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。
- 彼はしばらくの間ためらいました。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"
}
}