Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 怩

shame

shame

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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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内心忸怩

ないしんじくじ

ashamed deep down in one's heart

忸怩

じくじ

bashful

忸怩たる思い

じくじたるおもい

feelings of strong embarrassment (over one's own actions)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

失敗を人前で話すのを彼はじた。

He was ashamed to talk about his failure in front of others.

彼女は自分の無知を少しじていた。

She felt a little ashamed of her own ignorance.

彼はじることなく過去の過ちを認めた。

He admitted his past mistakes without shame.

そんなことでじる必要はない。

There is no need to feel ashamed about something like that.

彼はじてうつむいたままだった。

He kept his head down in shame.