Japanese

じる

はじる
Meaning: to feel ashamed; to be ashamed of
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 恥じる 恥じない
Polite 恥じます 恥じません
Past 恥じた 恥じなかった
Polite + Past 恥じました 恥じませんでした
Te-form 恥じて 恥じなくて
Potential 恥じられる 恥じられない
Passive 恥じられる 恥じられない
Causative 恥じさせる 恥じさせない
Imperative 恥じろ 恥じるな

Handwriting

恥
じ
る

Example sentences

I am ashamed of my thoughtless behavior.
彼は下賤な生まれであることを決して恥じていなかった。
He was never ashamed of his lowly birth.
彼は自身の愚昧さを恥じた
He was ashamed of his own ignorance.
彼は蓬髪を恥じる様子もなかった
He showed no sign of being ashamed of his unkempt hair.
自分の区聞陬見を恥じ、より広い世界を見るために海外留学を決意した。
Ashamed of my own narrow knowledge, I decided to study abroad to see the wider world.
自分の孤陋寡聞を恥じるばかりです。
I am only ashamed of my own narrow knowledge.
彼は自分の失態を深く恥じ、銷鑠縮慄としてその場に立ち尽くした。
He was deeply ashamed of his blunder and stood there, feeling small and shrinking in fear.

Usage Notes

Expresses a feeling of shame or regret regarding one's own actions, faults, or a failure to maintain a standard.

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