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小恥ずかしい (こはずかしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
a little embarrassing ; slightly ashamed
Describes a mild, often self-conscious embarrassment, less intense than 恥ずかしい. The prefix 小- softens the feeling. Compare with こっ恥ずかしい, which is a more colloquial variant.
See also: こっ恥ずかしい
I get slightly embarrassed when I'm praised.
Similar words 恥は ずかしい 恥ずかしい is the base adjective meaning 'embarrassing' or 'ashamed', while 小恥ずかしい adds the diminutive prefix 小- to indicate a milder degree.
こっ 恥ぱ ずかしい こっ恥ずかしい is a more colloquial and emphatic variant with a geminated consonant, often used in casual speech.
Etymology Formed from the prefix 小- (こ-, 'small, little') and the adjective 恥ずかしい (はずかしい, 'embarrassing'). The prefix softens the meaning to indicate a mild degree of embarrassment.
