Kanji

恥

恥

shame, dishonor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はじる, はじ, はじらう, はずかしい

Common Readings

チ, はじ, は…じらう, は…じる, は…ずかしい

Example sentences

恥ずかしい はずかしい
人前 で スピーチ を する の は 、 とても 恥ずかしい 。

Speaking in front of people is very embarrassing.

頬 ほお
彼女 は 恥ずかしさ で 頬 を 赤らめた 。

Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

恥 はじ
試験 に 落ちる の は 、 家族 の 恥 だ 。

Failing the exam is a disgrace to the family.

さらす さらす
彼 は 自ら の 恥 を 世間 に さらした 。

He exposed his own shame to the world.

気恥ずかしい きはずかしい
皆 の 前 で 褒められる の は 、 どこか 気恥ずかしい 。

It's somehow embarrassing to be praised in front of everyone.

恥じる はじる
自分 の 軽率 な 行動 を 恥じている 。

I am ashamed of my thoughtless behavior.

下賤 げせん
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.

羞恥 しゅうち
彼女 は 羞恥 の あまり 、 顔 を 赤らめた 。

She blushed out of shame.

恥をかく はじをかく
人前 で 大失敗 を して 、 ひどい 恥をかいた

I made a huge mistake in public and was terribly humiliated.

羞恥心 しゅうちしん
彼 は 羞恥心 を 感じて 顔 を 赤らめた 。

He felt a sense of shame and blushed.

Example Vocabulary

恥ずかしい

はずかしい

embarrassed; ashamed; shy

恥

はじ

shame; disgrace; honor

気恥ずかしい

きはずかしい

feeling sheepish; feeling self-conscious; embarrassing

恥じる

はじる

to feel ashamed; to be ashamed of

羞恥

しゅうち

shame; humiliation; shyness

恥をかく

はじをかく

to be humiliated; to lose face; to be embarrassed

羞恥心

しゅうちしん

sense of shame; shyness; bashfulness

恥じらう

はじらう

to be shy, to feel bashful

恥じらい

はじらい

破廉恥

はれんち

shameless; disgraceful; impudent

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