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.