Question

躇 ためら.う 躊躇う(ためらう): to hesitate S+ (none) People with wooden legs are renowned for dithering over whether to decorate them with a drop of paint or not.

Accepted Answer

チョ hesitate 0 足: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear著: renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work dither "Make the story as you need, but 躊hesitate (#2996) and this kanji 躇dither (#2994) mean the same thing and are used as a unit exclusively..... 躊躇(ちゅうちょ)する= 躊躇う(ためらう)= hesitate, falter, waver. (Heisig RTK2 error: 躊躇 does not mean 'warning') My stupid suggestion for a story: Give flowers to your Peg-Legged love doll. If you diddle (I mean dither) her, maybe she will get a little wet, at least a drop worth."

Kanji	躇
Onyomi	チョ
Kunyomi	ためら.う
English	hesitate
Examples	躊躇う(ためらう): to hesitate
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	足: leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear 著: renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	dither
Koohii Story 1	People with wooden legs are renowned for dithering over whether to decorate them with a drop of paint or not.
Koohii Story 2	"Make the story as you need, but 躊hesitate (#2996) and this kanji 躇dither (#2994) mean the same thing and are used as a unit exclusively..... 躊躇(ちゅうちょ)する= 躊躇う(ためらう)= hesitate, falter, waver. (Heisig RTK2 error: 躊躇 does not mean 'warning') My stupid suggestion for a story: Give flowers to your Peg-Legged love doll. If you diddle (I mean dither) her, maybe she will get a little wet, at least a drop worth."

Hesitate Counter Drop 躇 チョ ためら.う 躊躇う(ためらう S+

Hesitate Counter Drop 躇チョためら.う躊躇う(ためらう S+