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Kotomora

躑てき躅ちょく

Meanings

1

noun

hesitation; indecision; wavering

rare term

Rare literary term for hesitation or vacillation. In modern Japanese, 躊躇 (ちゅうちょ) or ためらい are far more common.

2

noun

azalea (Rhododendron spp.)

Rare kanji spelling for azalea. The standard modern spelling is ツツジ (usually in katakana or hiragana). This kanji form is almost never used for the flower in contemporary writing.

See also: つつじ