遠慮

えんりょする

restraint, reserve, hesitate

Also:declining, forethought

What does 遠慮 mean?

遠慮 is a Japanese noun meaning restraint, reserve, hesitate in English. It can also be translated as declining, forethought depending on context. It is written as 遠慮 in kanji, えんりょする in hiragana, and enryosuru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ここでのおタバコはご遠慮願います。

Please refrain from smoking here.