Memory phrase for the Kanji: 恥

恥

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Meaning shame, ashamed, disgrace, shy

Pronunciation

CHI
haji, hazukashii/jiru

Explanation

Left: ear 耳, right: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
(In this state your ear turn red because the blood is pumped by the heart into the ears:) Into the ears it is pushed from the heart, when you are ashamed.

Radicals

耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna).
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
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 Vocabulary

羞恥 しゅうち  to be asshamed
恥 はじ  shame, embarrassment
恥じらう はじらう  to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
恥じる はじる  to feel ashamed
恥ずかしい はずかしい  shy, ashamed, embarrassed

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