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尻込み

しりごみ

Readings

しりごみ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vihesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

Kanji breakdown

尻
5 strokesGrade 8
込
N45 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

彼は危険に直面してしり込みした。

He shrank back in the face of danger.

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尻込みしりごみ

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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