Moto 恥: Shame; DishonorKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チ
- Kun'yomi
- は(じる)、はじ、は(じらう)、は(ずかしい)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 89 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チ)
- 恥辱ちじょくdisgrace; shame
- 無恥むちshameless
- 羞恥しゅうちshyness; bashfulness
- 仏恥義理ぶっちぎりestablishing a large lead over one's competitors; breaking away (from the field)
- 厚顔無恥こうがんむちshameless; brazen and unscrupulous
- 国恥こくちnational humiliation; national disgrace
- 国恥記念日こくちきねんびday of national humiliation (used in China for certain anniversaries of incidents where Japan humiliated China)
- 廉恥れんちsense of honour (honor)
- 廉恥心れんちしんsense of honor; sense of honour
- 恥丘ちきゅうmons pubis; mons veneris
- 恥垢ちこうsmegma
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 恥はじshame; embarrassment
- 恥さらしはじさらしdisgrace; shame
- 恥じらいはじらいshyness
- 恥じらうはじらうto feel shy; to be bashful
- 恥じるはじるto feel ashamed
- 恥ずかしいはずかしいembarrassing; embarrassed
- 恥知らずはじしらずshameless; shameless person
- うら恥ずかしいうらはずかしいinwardly embarrassed; inwardly ashamed
- 会稽の恥かいけいのはじhumiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others
- 会稽の恥をすすぐかいけいのはじをすすぐto avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
- 名に恥じないなにはじないtrue to one's name; living up to one's name
- 命長ければ恥多しいのちながければはじおおしto live long is to outlive much; the longer you live, the more shame you suffer
- 問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじbetter to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
- 問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじbetter to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
- 大恥おおはじhumiliation; shame
- 大恥をかくおおはじをかくto feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed
- 大恥を掻くおおはじをかくto feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed
- 小恥ずかしいこはずかしいa little embarrassing; (a little) shameful
- 恥じはじshame; embarrassment
- 恥じ入るはじいるto feel ashamed; to be abashed
- 恥ずいはずいembarrassing
- 恥ずかしがりやはずかしがりやshy person
- 恥ずかしがり屋はずかしがりやshy person
- 恥ずかしがるはずかしがるto be shy of; to be bashful
- 恥ずかしげはずかしげembarrassed
- 恥ずかしめるはずかしめるto put to shame; to humiliate
- 恥ずかし気はずかしげembarrassed
- 恥ずか死ぬはずかしぬto die from embarrassment; to be embarrassed to death
- 恥ずべきはずべきdisgraceful; shameful
- 恥の上塗りはじのうわぬりpiling shame on top of shame
- 恥も外聞もないはじもがいぶんもないnot worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
- 恥らいはじらいshyness
- 恥らうはじらうto feel shy; to be bashful
- 恥をかくはじをかくto be embarrassed; to lose face
- 恥をさらすはじをさらすto disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
- 恥を忍ぶはじをしのぶto abide one's shame
- 恥を掻くはじをかくto be embarrassed; to lose face
- 恥を曝すはじをさらすto disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
- 恥を知るはじをしるto know shame; to have a sense of shame
- 恥を知れはじをしれfor shame!; shame on you!
- 恥晒しはじさらしdisgrace; shame
Other readings
- こっ恥ずかしいこっぱずかしいa little embarrassing; (a little) shameful
- 会稽の恥を雪ぐかいけいのはじをすすぐto avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
- 問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじbetter to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
- 小っ恥ずかしいこっぱずかしいa little embarrassing; (a little) shameful
- 心恥かしいうらはずかしいinwardly embarrassed; inwardly ashamed
- 恥かしいはずかしいembarrassing; embarrassed
- 恥しいはずかしいembarrassing; embarrassed
- 恥ずかしげもなくはずずかしげもなくbrazenly; unabashedly
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