躊
Mnemonic
Your leg throbs at a crossroads. A sage blessed with long life sits calmly on a stone nearby, utterly unhurried. He beckons you to linger beside him. You shift from leg to leg, unable to choose a path. The old man chuckles—he's been lingering at this very spot for decades.
Additional thoughts
Picture the aching leg keeping you rooted, while the long life elder embodies the comfort of staying put. Together they create the perfect image of hesitation—lingering endlessly at a fork in the road.Quick recall
An aching leg and a long life elder keep you unable to move, forcing you to linger at the crossroads.Details
The keyword for 躊 is linger. This kanji conveys the sense of hesitating or lingering in one place, unable to move forward decisively. It captures the feeling of wavering or pausing due to indecision, as when someone stands at a crossroads and cannot commit to a direction. It is most commonly encountered in the compound 躊躇, which means to hesitate or vacillate.
- On'yomi
- ちゅう、ちゅ、しゅう、じゅ
- Kun'yomi
- ためら.う