恥ずかしい|はずかしいhazukashii[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectiveembarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated; shy
    彼かれらははずかしくてうなだれた。↗
    They hung their heads in shame.
  2. i-adjectivedisgraceful; shameful
Conjugation
Plain form恥ずかしい(はずかしい)
Polite (desu)恥ずかしいです(はずかしいです)
Negative (kunai)恥ずかしくない(はずかしくない)
polite (ku arimasen)恥ずかしくありません(はずかしくありません)
Past (katta)恥ずかしかった(はずかしかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)恥ずかしくなかった(はずかしくなかった)
Te form (kute)恥ずかしくて(はずかしくて)
Adverbial (ku)恥ずかしく(はずかしく)
Conditional (kereba)恥ずかしければ(はずかしければ)
kattara恥ずかしかったら(はずかしかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym気恥ずかしいきはずかしいNeutralNeutral word for feeling somewhat awkward or sheepish, as in 「気恥ずかしい思い」; milder than 「恥ずかしい」.
  • Related不名誉ふめいよWrittenWritten/formal prose for something that damages one's reputation, as in 「不名誉な記録」; it stresses harm to social standing, not a momentary feeling of embarrassment.
  • Related不面目ふめんぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose for losing face or being disgraced, as in 「不面目な結果」; it describes damage to one's honor rather than a personal feeling of embarrassment.
  • Antonym図々しいずうずうしいCasualColloquial antonym of 「恥ずかしい」: thick-skinned and shameless, as in 「図々しい人」.
  • Antonym厚かましいあつかましいNeutralNeutral antonym of 「恥ずかしい」: brazenly impudent, as in 「厚かましいお願い」 (a cheeky request).

Default to 「恥ずかしい」 for feeling embarrassed or ashamed. Use 「気恥ずかしい」 for milder awkwardness, 「不名誉」 and 「不面目」 (written) for damage to reputation or face, and 「図々しい」/「厚かましい」 for thick-skinned, shameless behavior.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 失敗しっぱいや愚おろかしい行動こうどうで良心りょうしんが咎とがめて、情なさけない。人ひと様さまに見みせたくない。
  2. 人前ひとまえで気持きもちが落ち着おちつかない。どう振舞ふるまっていいのかもわからないような気持きもち。てれくさい。
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