赤あか恥はじ

noun

great public shame; deep embarrassment; utter disgrace

Refers to a profound sense of shame or humiliation, especially when exposed to others. Often used in phrases like 赤恥をかく (to be deeply embarrassed). The cross-reference 赤っ恥 is a more emphatic colloquial variant.

See also: 赤っ恥

• 人ひと前まえで転ころんで赤あか恥はじをかいた。

  I tripped in front of everyone and was deeply embarrassed.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを思おもい出だして赤あか恥はじに耐たえられなかった。

  Remembering his mistake, he couldn't bear the profound humiliation.