Embarrassed, ashamed in Japanese 🇯🇵

Haz u cash ii

I remember it like has you cash ii? You dont so you are embarrassed

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はずかしい info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "はずかしい"
1. Visual Association: Imagine a person blushing with their hands on their cheeks, saying "Hazu-ka-see," as in "I have to see (myself blushing)."
2. Phonetic Breakdown: Break it down into "haz" (like "have"), "ka" (like "car"), and "shi" (like "she") – picture "Have car, she embarrassed."

### Explanations
"はずかしい" (hazukashii) is an adjective that describes the feeling of embarrassment or shame in Japanese. It conveys a sense of being self-conscious or feeling uneasy due to a situation that involves social judgment or personal failure.

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
1. 恥ずかしがり屋 (はずかしがりや, hazukashigariya) – "A shy person" or "someone who easily gets embarrassed"
2. 気恥ずかしい (きはずかしい, kihazukashii) – "Feeling awkward or shy"

### Alternate Meanings and Slang
1. Shy: "はずかしい" can also mean feeling shy in the context of meeting new people or being in an unfamiliar situation.
2. Modest: It can describe someone who is modest and does not like to brag.

### Example Sentences
1. 失敗して、とてもはずかしいです。
– (しっぱいして、とてもはずかしいです。)
– Shippai shite, totemo hazukashii desu.
– I failed, and it's very embarrassing.

2. 初めて彼と会うので、はずかしい気持ちです。
– (はじめてかれとあうので、はずかしいきもちです。)
– Hajimete kare to au node, hazukashii kimochi desu.
– I'm feeling shy because I'm meeting him for the first time.

3. 舞台の上で歌うのははずかしいです。
– (ぶたいのうえでうたうのははずかしいです。)
– Butai no ue de utau no wa hazukashii desu.
– Singing on stage is embarrassing for me.

4. 彼女は写真を撮るのをはずかしがります。
– (かのじょはしゃしんをとるのをはずかしがります。)
– Kanojo wa shashin o toru no o hazukashigarimasu.
– She feels shy about taking pictures.

5. 自分のミスを認めるのははずかしいことではない。
– (じぶんのミスをみとめるのははずかしいことではない。)
– Jibun no misu o mitomeru no wa hazukashii koto de wa nai.
– Admitting your own mistakes isn't something to be embarrassed about.

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