恥ずかしい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 恥ずかしい | 恥ずかしくない |
| Polite | 恥ずかしいです | 恥ずかしくないですalso 恥ずかしくありません |
| Past polite | 恥ずかしかったです | 恥ずかしくなかったですalso 恥ずかしくありませんでした |
| Past | 恥ずかしかった | 恥ずかしくなかった |
| Te-form | 恥ずかしくて | 恥ずかしくなくて |
| Adverbial | 恥ずかしく | |
| Conditional | 恥ずかしければ | 恥ずかしくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 恥ずかしかったら | 恥ずかしくなかったら |
embarrassed; embarrassing; ashamed; shy
Covers both the feeling of embarrassment or shame and situations that cause that feeling. It can translate as "shy" when the focus is bashful self-consciousness rather than moral disgrace.
I fell in front of a crowd and was really embarrassed.
It is embarrassing to have this photo seen.
She smiled shyly.
Used to judge an action, behavior, or state as socially or morally shameful, not merely to describe a momentary feeling of embarrassment.
It is disgraceful behavior for an adult.
Lying and deceiving people is a shameful thing.
I felt embarrassed about falling in front of everyone.
I was too embarrassed to look her in the face.
I felt embarrassed in front of the teacher.
I had an embarrassing experience when I forgot my words during the speech.
Stealing other people's things is a shameful act.
恥ずかしい is how the person themselves feels embarrassed, while 痛い (colloquial) describes an outside observer's cringe at someone else's behavior.
恥ずかしい is an i-adjective describing the feeling of embarrassment or shame itself, whereas 赤面 focuses on the visible reddening of the face or the state that results from it.
恥ずかしい is the general, everyday word for embarrassment, while くすぐったい in this sense adds a lighter, pleasantly awkward nuance closer to being tickled.
恥ずかしい is an adjective naming the state of embarrassment, while 照れる is a verb describing the act or process of becoming embarrassed.
恥ずかしい is an adjective describing a state of embarrassment, while 恥じらう is a verb focusing on the act of feeling and showing shyness.
恥ずかしい is a general adjective meaning 'embarrassing' or 'shy', while 気が引ける specifically points to the reluctance that embarrassment or a sense of imposing causes.
恥ずかしい is a general adjective for feeling embarrassed or shy about oneself, while 顔負け specifically refers to embarrassment caused by someone else's superiority.
恥ずかしい expresses one's own feeling of shame or shyness, whereas 気まずい describes a mutual, shared awkwardness in the atmosphere between people.
vaguely embarrassed; ashamed for no clear reason
Attested search-only variant; not recommended as a normal modern spelling.
Attested search-only variant using 羞; mainly useful for lookup, not ordinary writing.
Attested search-only variant using 羞; mainly useful for lookup, not ordinary writing.
Attested search-only variant using 羞; mainly useful for lookup, not ordinary writing.