恥
KANJI DETAIL
shame
On readingち10 strokesN1
Radical 心 · heartStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 恥.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- ち
- Kun reading
- はじ, はじる, はじらう, はずかしい
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 恥 has 10 strokes and the on-reading ち. 恥 (はじ) means shame or embarrassment, while 恥じる (はじる) means to feel ashamed.
- Basic usage: 恥 names shame or an embarrassing matter; 恥じる describes feeling ashamed of one's action or its result.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Being embarrassed and feeling ashamed
- 恥をかいた means suffered embarrassment. It appears in the example about falling in front of others.
- 軽率な発言を深く恥じている means being deeply ashamed of a careless remark. 失敗を恥じる必要はない says there is no need to feel ashamed of failure, with the example's condition that one has made an effort.