恥じらう (Hajirau): to Feel Shy, to Be Bashful

Meaning

English

to feel shy
to be bashful
to blush

Reading

Kana

はじらう

Romaji

hajirau

Writing Variants

恥らう はじらう hajirau
羞じらう はじらう hajirau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15689 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

恥

はじ

shame

恥ずかしい

はずかしい

disgraceful

恥じる

はじる

to feel ashamed

恥知らず

はじしらず

shameless

恥さらし

はじさらし

disgrace

恥じらい

はじらい

shyness

恥辱

ちじょく

disgrace

羞恥

しゅうち

shyness

無恥

むち

shameless

問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ

better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Example Sentences

2

花も恥じらう乙女たちに囲まれ、トムは緊張を隠せなかった。

Tom couldn't hide his nervousness at being surrounded by a group of excessively lovely maidens.

トムってね、メアリーが頬を赤らめ恥じらう姿に一目惚れしたらしいよ。

Tom seems to have fallen in love with Mary at first sight looking embarrassed and blushing.