Word Meaning 疚しい

やましい yamashii

疚しい is read as やましい (yamashii) and means feeling guilty.

Meaning

English

  1. feeling guilty
  2. having a guilty conscience
  3. having qualms about

Reading

Kana

やましい

Romaji

yamashii

Writing Variants

  • 疾しい やましい yamashii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 160530 Priority Z

Example Sentences

2

かのじょはやましいところがないので、どうどうとしていた。

Since she had nothing to feel guilty about, she acted confidently.

かれのやましいえみが、かえってうたがいをふかめた。

His guilty smile only deepened the suspicion.