音読み: チ
訓読み: はじる・はじ・はずかしい
画数: 10
部首: こころ（心）
Meaning
Shame / Embarrassment / Disgrace
- Basic forms
- 恥じる — feel ashamed; be ashamed of / base form
- 恥じます — feels ashamed / masu form
- 恥じた — felt ashamed / ta form
- 恥じて — feeling ashamed … / te form
- 恥じない — do not feel ashamed / negative
- 恥じれば — if (one) feels ashamed / conditional
- Common expressions
- 自分の行いを恥じる — feel ashamed of one’s actions
- 過去を恥じる — feel ashamed of the past
- 恥じることはない — there is nothing to be ashamed of
- More
- 恥じている — is feeling ashamed / state
恥じる（はじる） is an ichidan verb. It expresses an internal feeling of shame or moral self-awareness, and is commonly used in reflective or written contexts.
- 恥 — shame; embarrassment
- 恥じる — to feel ashamed
- 恥ずかしい — embarrassing; shy
- 無恥 — shamelessness
- 恥辱 — humiliation; disgrace
恥 expresses the feeling of shame or embarrassment felt within oneself. It often reflects an inner sense of self-awareness, social norms, or conscience, rather than punishment from others.