noun
bashfulness; shyness; embarrassment
Describes a gentle, often endearing shyness or self-consciousness, frequently with visible signs like blushing or hesitant smiling.
彼女のはにかみがかわいい。
Her bashfulness is cute.
はにかみながら、彼はプレゼントを渡した。
Shyly, he handed over the present.
Derived from the verb はにかむ (to be shy/bashful). The exact origin of はにかむ is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word.