Meaning

Primary

To Decline

Alternative

To Refrain

Word Type

する verb

Explanation

You learned 遠慮 as "restraint" or "holding back." Well, if you're exercising restraint and holding back from something, then you're probably going to decline or to refrain from doing it. Boo, you're no fun.

Reading

えんりょする
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses the same reading as 遠慮, so you should know how to read it already.

Context

Context Sentences

明日、健康診断なので、できれば今日はお酒はご遠慮させてください。

Tomorrow is my physical check-up, so I'd rather not have alcohol today, if that's okay.

Kanji Composition