気兼ね

• 読み: きがね
• ローマ字: kigane
• 漢字の分解: 気 (ki) — spirit, feeling, mood; 兼 (ken/ka) — to combine, to be unable to
• 発音: /ki.ɡa.ne/

意味

Constraint; reserve; hesitancy from worry about troubling others.

A noun (also used as a suru verb) describing the feeling of holding back out of consideration for others. Reflects the Japanese cultural emphasis on not being a burden. Common expressions include 気兼ねなく (without reserve, freely) and 気兼ねする (to feel reserved/hesitant). Often appears in invitations like 気兼ねなくどうぞ (please feel free).

例文

1. 気兼ねなく何でも相談してください。
2. 友達の家に泊まると、どうしても気兼ねしてしまう。
3. 気兼ねのいらない関係は本当にありがたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospitality, interpersonal, daily life

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From Japanese: 気 (ki, spirit/feeling) + 兼ね (kane, to hesitate/to be unable to). Literally 'feeling of hesitation' — a spirit weighed down by concern for others.

文化的背景

時代: Historical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal