はばかる
憚る
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
N3Godan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
to hesitate•to have scruples•to be afraid of what others may think
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to lord it over•to have great influence
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
憚る(はばかる)
Negativeない形
憚らない(はばからない)
Pastた形
憚った(はばかった)
Past Negativeなかった形
憚らなかった(はばからなかった)
Te-formて形
憚って(はばかって)
Example Sentences
憎まれっ子世に憚る。
Ill weeds grow apace.
どの家も人に憚る秘密がある。
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。
It's never too late to make amends.
過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。
It's never too late to make amends.