恥はじらう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

feel shy; be bashful; blush

Describes a person's emotional reaction of shyness or embarrassment, often with visible blushing. Common in literary or descriptive contexts.

彼かの女じょは恥はじらってうつむいた。
She felt shy and looked down.
少しょう年ねんは恥はじらいながらプレゼントを渡わたし

た

。

The boy bashfully handed over the present.

Written forms

恥はじらうUsage55%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana じらう.
恥はじらうUsage21%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 恥じらう.
はじらうUsage15%
羞はじらうUsage9%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 羞 is not a jōyō kanji.

Kanji

恥shame, dishonor
羞feel ashamed

Similar words

恥はずかしい
恥ずかしい is an adjective describing a state of embarrassment or shame, while 恥じらう is a verb focusing on the act of feeling shy or bashful, often with a more literary or poetic nuance.
照てれる
照れる is a more casual verb for feeling embarrassed or awkward, often in response to praise or attention, while 恥じらう has a softer, more modest connotation and is less common in everyday speech.

Etymology

Compound of 恥 (haji, 'shame') + らう (rau), a verb-forming suffix expressing a state or appearance. The exact historical derivation of らう is uncertain, but it is related to classical Japanese auxiliary verbs indicating spontaneous action or state.