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Kanji Detail for 恥 - "shame, to be ashamed"

恥

  • Meaning

    恥 means "shame, to be ashamed." Also associated with to humiliate.

    1. To be ashamed - To feel embarrassed; to feel guilty.

    2. Shame - The feeling of embarrassment.

    3. To humiliate - To cause someone to feel ashamed.

    4. Shameful - Feeling ashamed.

  • Words using 恥

    • 恥ずかしい はずかしい Listen embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed
    • 無恥 むち Listen shameless
    • 恥知らず はじしらず Listen shameless; shameless person

  • Four-character idioms with 恥

    • 厚顔無恥 こうがんむち Listen shameless; brazen and unscrupulous

  • Tattoo check: 恥

    • Verified meaning: shame, to be ashamed
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はつる)
    • Also carries these associations: to humiliate
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 恥

    Given names 恥(はつる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shame; dishonor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shame, humiliation; ashamed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shame, humiliation; ashamed

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Shame. (Mencius) "A person cannot be without shame." Meaning one cannot lack a sense of right and wrong. Also used as a verb. Such as "Zuo Qiuming was ashamed of it; Qiu is also ashamed of it." See (Analects).

  • Onyomi

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    chi(チ) チ

  • Kunyomi

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    ha.zukashii(は-ずかしい) は-ずかしい

    haji(はじ) はじ

    haji.rau(は-じらう) は-じらう

    haji.ru(は-じる) は-じる

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to be ashamed shame to humiliate disgrace embarrassment humiliation dishonor ignominy indignity mortification chagrin blush bashfulness discomfiture embarrassed modesty self-consciousness

Sentences including 恥

  • I'm very ashamed of myself about what i've done.

  • She failed and felt humiliated.

  • She is ashamed of what she's done.

  • Are not you ashamed of yourself?

  • I am ashamed of having done so.

  • Don't be ashamed of yourself.

  • You should be ashamed of yourself.

  • It is a shame not to keep your promise.

  • She is ashamed of her old clothes.

  • He was ashamed of not having worked hard.

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