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What does 恥ずかしい (はずかしい, hazukashii) mean?

恥ずかしい (はずかしい, hazukashii) means embarrassed, ashamed.

Quick facts
Readingはずかしい
Romajihazukashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
はずかしい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhazukashii

embarrassed, ashamed

GenkiGenki 18
  1. 1i-adjective embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed
  2. 2i-adjective disgraceful; shameful

Example sentences

  • Singing in front of everyone is embarrassing.

  • I got the name wrong and it was embarrassing.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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