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Kanji Detail for 羞 - "shame, bashful"
羞
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Meaning
羞 means "shame, bashful." Also associated with offer.
Shame - A feeling of embarrassment.
Bashful - Shy; easily embarrassed.
Offer - To present food (traditional meaning).
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Four-character idioms with 羞
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羞月閉花
しゅうげつへいか
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman
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羞花閉月
しゅうかへいげつ
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman
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閉月羞花
へいげつしゅうか
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty
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羞月閉花
しゅうげつへいか
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Tattoo check: 羞
- Verified meaning: shame, bashful
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: offer
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
feel ashamed
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]; delicacies
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
shame, disgrace; shy, ashamed
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To offer. Presenting food is called 羞. Hence flavorful food is also called 羞. Such as 膳羞 (fine dishes), 珍羞 (delicacies). | Shame. Such as 羞辱 (humiliation), 羞惡 (sense of shame). Being embarrassed to see others is also called 羞. Such as 含羞 (bashful), 嬌羞 (coy).
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Strokes
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Sentences including 羞
Is she an innocent, or is she just shameless?
現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.