恥 – shame, dishonor

10 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1575 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 恥 means shame, dishonor. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チ (chi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is は.じる、はじ、は.じらう、は.ずかしい (hajiru, haji, hajirau, hazukashii). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チ	chi
Kun’yomi	は.じる	hajiru
Kun’yomi	はじ	haji
Kun’yomi	は.じらう	hajirau
Kun’yomi	は.ずかしい	hazukashii

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 耳・心.

Words using 恥

恥ずかしいはずかしいembarrassing恥はじshame恥じるはじるto feel ashamed恥じらうはじらうto feel shy

Example sentences

このようなスラム街は市の恥だ。

These slums are a disgrace to the city.

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私はそうしたのを恥じている。

I am ashamed of having done so.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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