人ひと怖おじ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

bashfulness before strangers; shyness around people

Describes a feeling of nervousness or awkwardness when meeting or being around unfamiliar people. Often used with する to mean 'to be shy around strangers'.

• 彼かれは人ひと怖おじして、初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとと話はなすのが苦にが手てだ。

  He is shy around strangers and has trouble talking to people he's meeting for the first time.

• 人ひと怖おじしないで、どんどん新あたらしい友とも達だちを作つくろう。

  Don't be shy around people; go ahead and make new friends.