Kanji
N3 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #1575

shame, dishonor

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

shyness; bashfulness
disgrace; shame
shameless

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

shame; embarrassment
embarrassing; embarrassed
to feel shy; to be bashful
to feel ashamed
shyness; bashfulness
disgrace; shame
shameless; shameless person

Example sentences

Shame cultures are concerned with reputation.

It's not something anyone would be ashamed of.

He hung his head in shame.

He blushed with shame.