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遠慮近憂
enryokin'yuu
also spelled enryokin'yu
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
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  1. enryokin'yuu failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
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Kanji Breakdown
遠
Distant, Far
On: えん,おん Kun: とお.い
13 strokes N3
慮
Prudence, Thought, Concern, Consider, Deliberate, Fear
On: りょ Kun: おもんぱく.る,おもんぱか.る
15 strokes N1
近
Near, Early, Akin, Tantamount
On: きん,こん Kun: ちか.い
7 strokes N4
憂
Melancholy, Grieve, Lament, Be Anxious, Sad, Unhappy
On: ゆう Kun: うれ.える,うれ.い,う.い,う.き
15 strokes N1
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遠慮近憂は〜です。 / 〜の遠慮近憂

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