シュン, すぐる, とし

sagacious, genius, excellence

JLPT1 G7 S9 F1007

is as per (run) + leg/foot pointed downward → stop running and stand erect. Hesitant is an associated meaning (← immobile with indecision). To # (stand erect), adds person → person of *quality,* *genius* and/or *excellence* (← superior posture).

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