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恥

shame
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingは.じる、はじ、は.じらう、は.ずかしい
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. shameRtK
  2. dishonor
    彼は父親が貧乏であることを恥じている。He is ashamed of his father being poor.tatoeba
    客が符丁を使って店員に話しかけるのは恥ずかしいことである。It is shameful for customers to speak to the staffs in secret languages.wiki
  1. embarrassment
  2. disgrace

Popular Usage

恥ずかしい

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ear (耳) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 886

Compound words

恥ずかしいはずかしい
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated; shy
恥辱ちじょく
disgrace; shame; insult
無恥むち
shameless
恥じるはじる
to feel ashamed
恥じらうはじらう
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
恥さらしはじさらし
disgrace; shame
恥知らずはじしらず
shameless; shameless person
国恥こくち
national humiliation
恥じはじ
shame
恥部ちぶ
shameful part, private parts
羞恥しゅうち
shyness
赤っ恥あかっぱじ
great shame (endured in the public eye)
恥らうはじらう
to feel shy
恥晒しはじさらし
disgrace
恥入るはじいる
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
破廉恥はれんち
shameless
羞恥むはにかむ
to be shy
厚顔無恥こうがんむち
shameless
恥じ入るはじいる
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
破廉恥罪はれんちざい
infamous crime or offense (offence)
恥ずかしめるはずかしめる
to humiliate

Additional Examples

彼は貧しいことを恥じていない。
He is not ashamed of being poor.tatoeba
彼は彼女に恥をかかされた。
He was humiliated by her.tatoeba
彼は恥ずかしさのあまり首を垂れた。
He hung his head in shame.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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