Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 恥はじ さらし a disgrace to (one's family, group, etc.)
He was called a disgrace to his family.
恥はじ さらしな 〈 事こと 〉 a shameful, disgraceful (act, behavior)
I wish he would stop such disgraceful behavior.
〈 事こと 〉 は 恥はじ さらしだ (something) is a disgrace, is shameful
Grades like these are a disgrace.
Related words 恥 is the general concept of shame or embarrassment, while 恥さらし specifically refers to a person or thing that causes shame.
不名誉 is a more formal, official term for dishonor, while 恥さらし is colloquial and emotionally charged, often used to insult a person directly.
面汚し and 恥さらし both label a person as a disgrace to their group, but 面汚し leans on the image of 'dirtying the face' of one's family or organization specifically.
Written forms 恥はじ さらし Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
恥はじ 晒さら し Usage 4%
Variant using 晒 instead of さらし ; less common but still encountered.
恥はじ 曝さら し Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 曝 is not a standard choice for this word.
Etymology Compound of 恥 (はじ , 'shame') and さらし (連用形 of さらす , 'to expose'). Literally 'exposing shame', referring to something that brings shame into the open.
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