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狐疑逡巡 (こぎしゅんじゅん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

狐こ疑ぎ逡しゅん巡じゅん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

indecision; hesitation; wavering in doubt

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A rare, literary yojijukugo describing a state of being unable to decide due to suspicion or uncertainty. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは狐こ疑ぎ逡しゅん巡じゅんして、なかなか決けつ断だんできなかった。
He hesitated in doubt and could not make a decision for a long time.

狐こ疑ぎ逡しゅん巡じゅんの末すえ、結けっ局きょく何なにも選えらべなかった。

After much indecision, in the end he couldn't choose anything.

Kanji

狐fox
疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious
逡saunter, go back
巡patrol, go around, circumference

Similar words

優ゆう柔じゅう不ふ断だん
優柔不断 is a common word for indecisiveness, while 狐疑逡巡 is a rare, literary yojijukugo with a nuance of suspicion-based hesitation.
躊ちゅう躇ちょ
躊躇 is a more common term for hesitation, whereas 狐疑逡巡 emphasizes doubt and suspicion as the cause of indecision.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 狐疑 (doubt, literally 'fox's suspicion') and 逡巡 (hesitation, shilly-shallying). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is used in classical Chinese-influenced Japanese writing.