えん
遠
りょ
慮
ぎ
気
み
味

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. somewhat reserved (diffident), shyly, timidly, retiringly, in a retiring (reserved) manner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
遠
りょ
慮
ぎ
気
み
味
 遠慮気味 えんりょぎみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
prudence, thought, concern
リョ　おもんぱか.る　おもんぱく.る (7th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
think
おも.う　シ　おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
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)
flavor, taste
ミ　あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)