Japanese symbol for “guilty”
後ろめたい
うしろめたい
Romaji: ushirometai
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
In Japanese, guilty is 後ろめたい, read うしろめたい (ushirometai).
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Meanings
- adj-i guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “guilty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ギルティ | ギルティ giruti | guilty (e.g. of a crime) |
| 身に覚えのある | みにおぼえのある minioboenoaru | having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最後 | さいご saigo | end; conclusion |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
| 午後 | ごご gogo | afternoon; p.m. |
| 後半 | こうはん kouhan | second half; latter half |
| 後ろ | うしろ ushiro | back; behind; rear |
| 直後 | ちょくご chokugo | immediately following |
See also: Chinese symbol for “guilty”.
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