忌き憚たん

noun

reserve; restraint; hesitation

Almost exclusively used in the set phrases 忌憚のない (frank, unreserved) and 忌憚なく (without reserve). The standalone noun is rare.

See also: 忌憚のない

• 忌き憚たんのないご意い見けんをお聞きかせください。

  Please give us your frank opinion.

• 会かい議ぎでは忌き憚たんなく話はなし合あいましょう。

  Let's discuss without reserve at the meeting.

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

abhorrence; loathing; dislike

Obsolete standalone noun and suru-verb meaning strong dislike or repugnance. Not used in modern Japanese; the sense is preserved only in historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ語ごでは「忌き憚たんする」と書かいて強つよく嫌きらう意い味みを表あらわした。

  In classical language, 忌憚する was written to express strong dislike.