かしこまる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かしこまる – see the following entry.

【畏まる】 [verb] (humble) to understand, to acknowledge [verb] to obey respectfully, comply [verb] to sit upright [verb] to be stiff or formal, to stand on ceremony

(This term, かしこまる (kashikomaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)