恥はじ

also: じょく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to the feeling of shame or the state of being disgraced. Often used in expressions like 恥をかく (to be embarrassed) or 恥を知る (to know shame).

恥はじをさらすto expose oneself to shame; to make a spectacle of one's disgrace
彼かれはミスをして皆みんなの前まえで恥はじをさらした。
He made a mistake and disgraced himself in front of everyone.
恥はじを晴はらすto clear one's disgrace; to redeem one's honor
過か去この失しっ敗ぱいの恥はじを晴はらすため、彼かれは必ひっ死しに努ど力りょくした。
He worked desperately to redeem himself for his past failure.
〈人ひと〉に恥はじをかかせるto embarrass someone; to make someone lose face
弟おとうとは約やく束そくを破やぶって家か族ぞくに恥はじをかかせた。
My brother broke his promise and embarrassed the family.

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羞しゅう恥ち心しん
羞恥心 is the more abstract, psychological term for a sense of shame, while 恥 is the everyday noun for the shame or disgrace itself.
恥ち辱じょく
恥辱 is a stronger, more formal word for humiliation or disgrace, whereas 恥 covers both mild embarrassment and serious shame.
面めん目ぼくN1
面目 focuses on one's reputation or 'face' being lost, while 恥 is the broader feeling or state of shame itself.
汚よごし
恥 is the general word for shame or embarrassment, whereas 汚し as a suffix specifically means bringing a stain on one's name or family honor.

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恥はじさらしN1
恥 is the general concept of shame or embarrassment, while 恥さらし specifically refers to a person or thing that causes shame.
屈くつ辱じょく
恥 is a broader, more personal term for shame or embarrassment, while 屈辱 implies a deeper, often public dishonor inflicted by others.
醜しゅう態たい
恥 is the general, everyday word for shame or embarrassment, while 醜態 specifically describes a disgraceful public display or spectacle.

名めい誉よN1
名誉 means honor or glory, the direct opposite of the disgrace expressed by 恥.
誇ほこりN3
誇り is the pride one feels, contrasting with the shame denoted by 恥.
面めん目ぼくN1
恥 means shame or disgrace, the opposite of the honor and dignity expressed by 面目.

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誉ほまれ
恥 means shame or disgrace, the direct opposite of the honor and glory expressed by 誉れ.
栄えい
恥 means 'shame' or 'disgrace', the direct opposite of the honor or glory expressed by 栄.

恥はずかしいN4
恥ずかしい is the adjective describing a feeling of embarrassment, while 恥 is the noun naming the concept of shame itself.

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恥はじらうN1
feel shy; be bashful; blush
大おお恥はじ
great shame; deep embarrassment; harsh humiliation
赤あか恥はじ
great public shame; deep embarrassment; utter disgrace
死しに恥はじ
posthumous disgrace; dishonor that outlives death · shame at the moment of death; dying in disgrace
赤あかっ恥ぱじ
deep public shame; utter disgrace
飛とび恥はじ
flight shame; flygskam

恥はじUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for 'shame'.
はじUsage5%
羞はじUsage1%
Rare kanji variant for 'shame'.
辱
- じょく
  out-dated reading
  Rare kanji form with obsolete reading じょく; mostly seen in compounds.
- はじ
耻はじ
Rare kanji variant for 'shame'.
恥はじ
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; not standard.
じょく
out-dated reading

Native Japanese word. The kanji 恥 is used for its meaning 'shame'.