恥じる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 恥じる is read as はじる and means feeling ashamed of or regarding something as shameful.
• Basic usage: It can express remorse over one’s own words or deny that an earnest failure is a cause for shame.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Feeling ashamed of a remark
  • 発言を恥じる means feeling deep shame about one’s careless remark. Example: 自分の軽率な発言を深く恥じている。
• Saying shame is unnecessary
  • 失敗を恥じる必要はない says that failure after making an effort need not be treated as shameful. Example: 努力した結果なら失敗を恥じる必要はない。