Word Meaning 赤っ恥

あかっぱじ akappaji

赤っ恥 is read as あかっぱじ (akappaji) and means great shame (endured in the public eye).

Meaning

English

  1. great shame (endured in the public eye)
  2. deep embarrassment
  3. profound humiliation
  4. utter disgrace

Reading

Kana

あかっぱじ

Romaji

akappaji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 148860 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赤恥

あかはじ

great shame (endured in the public eye)

赤面

せきめん

embarrassment

赤信号

あかしんごう

red light (traffic)

赤道ギニア共和国

せきどうぎにあきょうわこく

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

赤米

あかごめ

rice that has browned (due to age)

赤字法人

あかじほうじん

loss-making business

赤道反流

せきどうはんりゅう

equatorial countercurrent

赤化

せっか

Sovietize

赤首ワラビー

あかくびわらびー

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)

赤道付近

せきどうふきん

low latitudes

赤点

あかてん

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

赤子の手を捻る

あかごのてをねじる

to take candy from a baby