Kanji

shame, dishonor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

ほお
彼女は恥ずかしさで頬を赤らめた。

Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

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.

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