き
気
が
兼
　
ね

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. constraint, reserve, feeling hesitant, being afraid of troubling someone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
気
が
兼
　
ね
 気兼ね きがね ✔
き
気
　
が
　
ね
 気がね きがね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン　か.ねる　かね (7th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)