Japanese word

恥じる

Pronunciation

Romajihajiru

Meaning

  • verbfeel ashamed

Example

私はその間違いを恥じます。watashi wa so no ma chiga i o ha ji ma su

I feel ashamed of that mistake.

Illustration for 恥じる (feel ashamed)

More examples

彼は人前での失礼な態度を恥じています。kare wa hito mae de no shitsu rei na tai do o ha ji te i ma su

He is ashamed of his rude behavior in public.

Core concept

Expresses shame that arises when a person's own behavior or condition conflicts with an accepted standard.

Common phrases

  • 過ちを恥じるayama chi o ha ji ru

    be ashamed of one's mistake

  • 自分の行動を恥じるji bun no kō dō o ha ji ru

    be ashamed of one's behavior

  • 深く恥じるfuka ku ha ji ru

    feel deeply ashamed

Similar words

恥ずかしがるhazukashigaru: To feel embarrassed or ashamed about oneself or one's actions, often showing that discomfort.
恥じ入るhajiiru: To feel deeply ashamed of one's own actions or condition.

Definition in Japanese

自分の行為や状態を不名誉なものとして、恥ずかしく思う。ji bun no kō i ya jō tai o fu mei yo na mo no to shi te ha zu ka shi ku omo u

Word origin

恥じる (hajiru) is a native Japanese verb related to 恥 (haji, "shame"); its older form is the classical verb 恥づ (hazu), "to feel shame".

Usage tips

  • The English translation "feel ashamed" usually fits 恥じる (hajiru) better than the lighter everyday sense of "feel embarrassed" when the cause is one's own mistake or conduct.

Other meanings

  • be embarrassedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 恥じらいhajiraibashfulnessnoun

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