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恥 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「心」

道
4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
チち · chi
Kun
は.じる・はじ・は.じらう・は.ずかしいha.jiru · haji · ha.jirau · ha.zukashii
Meaning
shame

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

耳 "ear" with 心 "heart": the feeling that reddens the ears — shame.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチちchi恥辱ちじょく無恥むち破廉恥はれんち
Kunはじるhajiru恥じるはじる恥じ入るはじいる
Kunはじhaji恥はじ生き恥いきはじ
Kunはじらうhajirau恥じらうはじらう恥じらいはじらい
Kunはずかしいhazukashii恥ずかしいはずかしい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 恥辱ちじょく

    disgrace

  • 無恥むち

    shamelessness

More words with this kanji

  • 羞恥心しゅうちしん
  • 羞恥しゅうち

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

知(し)らないことを恥(は)じる必要(ひつよう)はない。

There is no need to be ashamed of not knowing.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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