Japanese symbol for “embarrassingly”
恥ずかしながら
はずかしながら
Romaji: hazukashinagara
embarrassingly; shamefully; I am embarrassed to admit that ...; I am ashamed to say that ...
In Japanese, embarrassingly is 恥ずかしながら, read はずかしながら (hazukashinagara).
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Meanings
- adv, exp embarrassingly; shamefully; I am embarrassed to admit that ...; I am ashamed to say that ...
Written forms: 恥ずかしながら、恥ずかし乍ら. Readings: はずかしながら.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
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