Japanese symbol for “embarrassing”
恥ずかしい
はずかしい
Romaji: hazukashii
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; humiliated
In Japanese, embarrassing 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 “embarrassing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛い | いたい itai | cringy; embarrassing |
| 照れくさい | てれくさい terekusai | embarrassing; awkward |
| 気まずい | きまずい kimazui | unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing |
| 恥ずい | はずい hazui | embarrassing |
| 間が悪い | まがわるい magawarui | awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing |
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 “embarrassing”.
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.