JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

恥ずかしい

はずかしい

embarrassed; shy

Stroke order of 恥ずかしい

5 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

恥 · 10 strokesず · 5 strokes か · 3 strokes し · 1 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

In "恥" your ear "耳" burns red beside your heart "心": the hot flush of embarrassment.

Parts: 恥 shame (耳 ear + 心 heart) + ずかしい adjective ending

The characters in 恥ずかしい

ずず — zu (5 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
しし — shi (1 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

みんなの前で歌うのは恥ずかしいです。

みんなのまえでうたうのははずかしいです。

Singing in front of everyone is embarrassing.

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 喜ぶto be glad; to rejoice 悲しむto grieve; to be sad 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 優しいkind; gentle 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 不安anxiety; uneasy 自信self-confidence

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