“Reluctance” in Japanese
Short answer
Reluctance in Japanese is “惜しげ” (oshige). Full meaning: reluctance, regret, frugality.
Other ways to say “Reluctance” in Japanese
難色
nanshoku disapproval, reluctance, unwillingness
リラクタンス
rirakutansu reluctance (to do something); (magnetic) reluctance, magnetic resistance
抵抗
teikou resistance, opposition, standing up to; reluctance, repulsion, repugnance; resistance, drag, friction
抵抗感
teikoukan antipathy, reluctance, resistance
ていこう
teikou resistance, opposition, standing up to; reluctance, repulsion, repugnance; resistance, drag, friction
テイコウ
teikou resistance, opposition, standing up to; reluctance, repulsion, repugnance; resistance, drag, friction
未練
miren lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness
抵膠
teikou resistance, opposition, standing up to; reluctance, repulsion, repugnance; resistance, drag, friction
ミレン
miren lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness
残心
zanshin continued alertness, unrelaxed alertness, remaining on one's guard, being prepared for a counterstroke; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection, attachment, regret, regrets, reluctance
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.