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照れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

feel shy; feel embarrassed; feel awkward

Describes the feeling of being self-conscious, bashful, or awkward, often in response to praise, attention, or an unexpected situation.

〈事こと〉に照てれるto feel embarrassed about something
彼かれは褒ほめ言こと葉ばに照てれて何なにも言いえなかった。
He was so embarrassed by the compliment that he couldn't say anything.
〈人ひと〉の前まえで照てれるto feel embarrassed in front of someone
彼かの女じょは好すきな人ひとの前まえで照てれてしまう。
She gets embarrassed in front of the person she likes.
照てれて〈動どう詞し〉to do something out of embarrassment
彼かれは照てれて顔かおを赤あかくした。
He turned red with embarrassment.
褒ほめられて照てれるto blush/feel shy from being praised
先せん生せいに褒ほめられて照てれてしまった。
I got embarrassed when the teacher praised me.

恥はずかしがるN2
恥ずかしがる is a general verb for acting shy or bashful, while 照れる specifically describes the warm, self-conscious feeling that comes from praise or unwanted attention.
はにかむ
はにかむ describes a charming, visible shy smile, whereas 照れる covers the broader feeling of embarrassment itself, smile or not.
恥はずかしいN4
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.
赤せき面めんN1
赤面する focuses on the physical blushing that embarrassment causes, while 照れる refers more broadly to the feeling of shyness itself.

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赤あからめるN1
照れる describes the feeling of shyness or embarrassment itself, whereas 赤らめる describes the visible physical result of the face turning red.
恥はじらうN1
照れる is a casual verb for feeling awkward or embarrassed, often from praise or attention, while 恥じらう has a softer, more modest, literary connotation.

恥はじるN1
恥じる means to feel shame or guilt over something one did wrong, a heavier feeling than 照れる's light, bashful embarrassment at praise or attention.
照てらすN2
照れる shares the kanji 照 with 照らす but means 'to be shy or embarrassed', unrelated to shining light.
照てるN2
照れる looks and sounds similar to 照る but means 'to feel embarrassed or shy', unrelated to sunlight.

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Derived from 照る (to shine), with the sense of one's face 'shining' or flushing from embarrassment.