Japanese symbol for “ashamed”
恥ずかしい
はずかしい
Romaji: hazukashii
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated
In Japanese, ashamed is 恥ずかしい, read はずかしい (hazukashii).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated; shy
- adj-i disgraceful; shameful
Written forms: 恥ずかしい、恥かしい、恥しい、羞ずかしい. Readings: はずかしい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ashamed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汗顔 | かんがん kangan | ashamed |
| 忸怩 | じくじ jikuji | bashful; shameful; ashamed |
| 面目ない | めんぼくない menbokunai | ashamed |
| 肩身の狭い | かたみのせまい kataminosemai | ashamed |
| きまり悪い | きまりわるい kimariwarui | embarrassed; ashamed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恥じる | はじる hajiru | to feel ashamed |
| 恥辱 | ちじょく chijoku | disgrace; shame; insult |
| 恥じらう | はじらう hajirau | to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush |
| 羞恥 | しゅうち shuuchi | shyness; bashfulness; shame |
| 恥知らず | はじしらず hajishirazu | shameless; shameless person |
| 恥じらい | はじらい hajirai | shyness; bashfulness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ashamed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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