Japanese

はばかる
Meaning: to hesitate; to be afraid of public notice; to be filled with
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 憚る 憚らない
Polite 憚ります 憚りません
Past 憚った 憚らなかった
Polite + Past 憚りました 憚りませんでした
Te-form 憚って 憚らなくて
Potential 憚れる 憚れない
Passive 憚られる 憚られない
Causative 憚らせる 憚らせない
Causative + Passive 憚らされる 憚らされない
Imperative 憚れ 憚るな

Handwriting

憚
る

Example

He hugged her without caring about public notice.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in the phrase '人目を憚る' (to avoid the public eye). It can also mean to be pervasive or arrogant in expressions like '憎まれっ子世に憚る'.

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