Word Meaning 肩身の狭い

かたみのせまい katami no semai

肩身の狭い is read as かたみのせまい (katami no semai) and means ashamed.

Meaning

English

  1. ashamed

Reading

Kana

かたみのせまい

Romaji

katami no semai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 123025 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

肩身が狭い

かたみがせまい

feeling ashamed

肩身が広い

かたみがひろい

(feeling) proud

肩身

かたみ

shoulders

肩凝り

かたこり

stiff neck

肩透かし

かたすかし

disappointment

肩が張る

かたがはる

to have stiff shoulders

肩関節

かたかんせつ

shoulder joint

肩揚げを下ろす

かたあげをおろす

to come of age (for a girl)

肩透かしを食らう

かたすかしをくらう

to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped

狭い

せまい

limited

Example Sentences

1

Her insistence was right. She did not need to feel ashamed.