恥
恥 — Shame
shame, dishonor
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)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 恥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恥 | はじ haji | shame; embarrassment; disgrace |
| 恥じる | はじる hajiru | to feel ashamed |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい hazukashii | embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed |
| 恥さらし | はじさらし hajisarashi | disgrace; shame |
| 恥知らず | はじしらず hajishirazu | shameless; shameless person |
| 無恥 | むち muchi | shameless |
Study notes
恥 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1575 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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