躊躇う

Etymology
Derived from verb, as the tamera- + auxiliary verb : “to be in the act of correction, to make something stay corrected”.

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Verb

 * 1) to quell or restrain disordered emotions, such as due to high spirits or sadness: to calm one's feelings
 * 2) to ease or alleviate the symptoms of disease
 * 3) by extension from sense 1, to take the time to think things through calmly before making a decision: to ponder something, to consider something
 * 4) to calmly observe something


 * 1) by extension from transitive sense 3, to hesitate, to be undecided, to waver

Usage notes
The intransitive sense of "to hesitate" appears to be the most common sense in modern Japanese.

Due to the complicated stroke order of the kanji, this word is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms

 * : hesitation